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The standard conditions for magnetic reconnection are usually antiparallel magnetic field configurations with a shear angle of
Very strong electromagnetic fields can induce electron-positron pair creation predicted by quantum electrodynamics. A possible way to demonstrate it is via the multiphoton Breit-Wheeler process in strong laser fields. The challenge in this setup is to hold seed particles in the hot-spot region of the reaction. This method using radially polarised laser pulses to trap seed electrons is studied...
The quantitative description of high-harmonic generation is a challenging task because it spans various physical scales: (a) the nonlinear propagation of the driving laser pulse, (b) the quantum-mechanical single-atom response that produces the harmonic field, (c) and the collective contribution of all microscopic emitters to the macroscopic high-harmonic signal. We present a modular...
Low-density foam targets play an important tole in inertial confinement fusion (ICF)research, having been proposed as ablators for the fusion capsule. Due to their non-trivial internal structure, they can enhance absorption and reduce hydrodynamic instabilities. The interaction of intense lasers with the foam micro-structure, made by solid filaments and voids, presents unique challenges in...
The Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Plasma Accelerator (ECRIPAC) is a novel accelerator concept developed by R. Geller and K. Golovanivsky for an ECR plasma device able to produce very energetic pulsed ion beams. The advantages of this device include compact dimensions and the possibility to adjust the ions’ energy, making it suitable to a wide array of applications. Due to the considerable...
Nonlinear wave interactions as well as wave transformation processes on random plasma density inhomogeneities are thought to play a central role in electromagnetic wave radiation during type III solar radio bursts, in particular by generating radio waves at both the plasma frequency
