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Generation of neutral and high-density electron-positron pair plasmas in the laboratory. / Sarri, G.; Poder, K.; Cole, J. M. et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 6, 6747, 04.2015.

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Sarri, G, Poder, K, Cole, JM, Schumaker, W, Di Piazza, A, Reville, B, Dzelzainis, T, Doria, D, Gizzi, LA, Grittani, G, Kar, S, Keitel, CH, Krushelnick, K, Kuschel, S, Mangles, SPD, Najmudin, Z, Shukla, N, Silva, LO, Symes, D, Thomas, AGR, Vargas, M, Vieira, J & Zepf, M 2015, 'Generation of neutral and high-density electron-positron pair plasmas in the laboratory', Nature Communications, vol. 6, 6747. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7747

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Sarri, G., Poder, K., Cole, J. M., Schumaker, W., Di Piazza, A., Reville, B., Dzelzainis, T., Doria, D., Gizzi, L. A., Grittani, G., Kar, S., Keitel, C. H., Krushelnick, K., Kuschel, S., Mangles, S. P. D., Najmudin, Z., Shukla, N., Silva, L. O., Symes, D., ... Zepf, M. (2015). Generation of neutral and high-density electron-positron pair plasmas in the laboratory. Nature Communications, 6, Article 6747. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7747

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Sarri G, Poder K, Cole JM, Schumaker W, Di Piazza A, Reville B et al. Generation of neutral and high-density electron-positron pair plasmas in the laboratory. Nature Communications. 2015 Apr;6:6747. Epub 2015 Apr 23. doi: 10.1038/ncomms7747

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Sarri, G. ; Poder, K. ; Cole, J. M. et al. / Generation of neutral and high-density electron-positron pair plasmas in the laboratory. In: Nature Communications. 2015 ; Vol. 6.

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abstract = "Electron-positron pair plasmas represent a unique state of matter, whereby there exists an intrinsic and complete symmetry between negatively charged (matter) and positively charged (antimatter) particles. These plasmas play a fundamental role in the dynamics of ultra-massive astrophysical objects and are believed to be associated with the emission of ultra-bright gamma-ray bursts. Despite extensive theoretical modelling, our knowledge of this state of matter is still speculative, owing to the extreme difficulty in recreating neutral matter-antimatter plasmas in the laboratory. Here we show that, by using a compact laser-driven setup, ion-free electron-positron plasmas with unique characteristics can be produced. Their charge neutrality (same amount of matter and antimatter), high-density and small divergence finally open up the possibility of studying electron-positron plasmas in controlled laboratory experiments.",
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AU - Poder, K.

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AU - Schumaker, W.

AU - Di Piazza, A.

AU - Reville, B.

AU - Dzelzainis, T.

AU - Doria, D.

AU - Gizzi, L. A.

AU - Grittani, G.

AU - Kar, S.

AU - Keitel, C. H.

AU - Krushelnick, K.

AU - Kuschel, S.

AU - Mangles, S. P. D.

AU - Najmudin, Z.

AU - Shukla, N.

AU - Silva, L. O.

AU - Symes, D.

AU - Thomas, A. G. R.

AU - Vargas, M.

AU - Vieira, J.

AU - Zepf, M.

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AB - Electron-positron pair plasmas represent a unique state of matter, whereby there exists an intrinsic and complete symmetry between negatively charged (matter) and positively charged (antimatter) particles. These plasmas play a fundamental role in the dynamics of ultra-massive astrophysical objects and are believed to be associated with the emission of ultra-bright gamma-ray bursts. Despite extensive theoretical modelling, our knowledge of this state of matter is still speculative, owing to the extreme difficulty in recreating neutral matter-antimatter plasmas in the laboratory. Here we show that, by using a compact laser-driven setup, ion-free electron-positron plasmas with unique characteristics can be produced. Their charge neutrality (same amount of matter and antimatter), high-density and small divergence finally open up the possibility of studying electron-positron plasmas in controlled laboratory experiments.

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KW - WAVES

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KW - EVOLUTION

KW - PHYSICS

KW - PULSES

KW - ENERGY

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