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View SchemaA Cubic Micron of Equilibrium Pair Plasma?
| Authors | J. I. Katz |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9806027 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9806027 |
Abstract
Is it possible to create a small volume of equilibrium pair plasma in the laboratory with an intense laser pulse? No. The required power would exceed 10^{18} W. The number of seed particles required to absorb the laser energy would approach the number of pairs in the desired plasma, and their radiation in a visible laser field would occur at extremely high frequencies.
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