Particle Interactions in High-Temperature Plasmas

Oliver James Pike (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIX, 144 Seiten

2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-87558-3 (ISBN)

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This thesis makes two important contributions to plasma physics. The first is the extension of the seminal theoretical works of Spitzer and Braginskii, which describe the basics of particle interactions in plasma, to relativistic systems. Relativistic plasmas have long been studied in high-energy astrophysics and are becoming increasingly attainable in the laboratory. The second is the design of a new class of photon-photon collider, which is the first capable of detecting the Breit-Wheeler process. Though it offers the simplest way for light to be converted into matter, the process has never been detected in the 80 years since its theoretical prediction. The experimental scheme proposed here exploits the radiation used in inertial confinement fusion experiments and could in principle be implemented in one of several current-generation facilities.

Introduction.- Theoretical Background .- Dynamical Friction in a Relativistic Plasma.- Transport Processes in a Relativistic Plasma.- Numerical Simulations of High Temperature Plasmas.- An Experiment to Observe the Breit-Wheeler Process.- Conclusions.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.8.2018
Reihe/Serie	Springer Theses
Zusatzinfo	XIX, 144 p. 31 illus., 18 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	260 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Plasmaphysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
Schlagworte	Breit-Wheeler Process • electron-positron pair production • high-energy astrophysics • High-Energy Density Physics • high power laser • inertial confinement fusion • laser wakefield acceleration • Relativistic Plasma
ISBN-10	3-319-87558-2 / 3319875582
ISBN-13	978-3-319-87558-3 / 9783319875583
Zustand	Neuware