Title :
Relativistic mirrors for photon-photon scattering
Author :
Koga, J.K. ; Bulanov, S.V. ; Esirkepov, T.Zh. ; Pirozhkov, A.S. ; Kando, M. ; Rosanov, Nikolay N.
Author_Institution :
Quantum Beam Sci. Directorate, JAEA, Kizugawa, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Relativistic mirrors generated in laser-plasma interactions can enable the detection of photon-photon scattering. They can up-shift and tightly focus optical laser pulses to the x-ray regime. We find that photon-photon scattering events can be observed.
Keywords :
mirrors; optical focusing; plasma light propagation; laser-plasma interactions; optical laser pulse focusing; photon-photon scattering; photon-photon scattering detection; relativistic mirrors; Focusing; Laser theory; Mirrors; Photonics; Plasmas; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6599972
