V. Yu. Bychenkov, Y. Sentoku, S. V. Bulanov, K. Mima, G. Mourou, S. V. Tolokonnikov, “Pion production under the action of intense ultrashort laser pulse on a solid target”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 2001, Volume 74, Issue 12,Pages <nobr>664

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Pion production under the action of intense ultrashort laser pulse on a solid target

V. Yu. Bychenkov^a, Y. Sentoku^b, S. V. Bulanov^c, K. Mima^b, G. Mourou^d, S. V. Tolokonnikov^e

^a P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka
^c A. M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^d Center for Ultrafast Optical Sciense, University of Michigan
^e Russian Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow

Abstract: Two-dimensional «particle-in-cell» modeling was carried out to determine the laser intensity threshold for pion production by protons accelerated by the relativistically strong short laser pulses acting on a solid target. The pion production yield was determined as a function of laser intensity.

PACS: 13.75.Gx

Received: 22.10.2001
Revised: 14.11.2001