@article{Sarri:2015:10.1038/ncomms7747,
author = {Sarri, G and Poder, K and Cole, JM and Schumaker, W and Di, Piazza A and Reville, B and Dzelzainis, T and Doria, D and Gizzi, LA and Grittani, G and Kar, S and Keitel, CH and Krushelnick, K and Kuschel, S and Mangles, SP and Najmudin, Z and Shukla, N and Silva, LO and Symes, D and Thomas, AG and Vargas, M and Vieira, J and Zepf, M},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms7747},
journal = {Nature Communications},
title = {Generation of neutral and high-density electron-positron pair plasmas in the laboratory},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7747},
volume = {6},
year = {2015}
}

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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.
AU  - Sarri,G
AU  - Poder,K
AU  - Cole,JM
AU  - Schumaker,W
AU  - Di,Piazza A
AU  - Reville,B
AU  - Dzelzainis,T
AU  - Doria,D
AU  - Gizzi,LA
AU  - Grittani,G
AU  - Kar,S
AU  - Keitel,CH
AU  - Krushelnick,K
AU  - Kuschel,S
AU  - Mangles,SP
AU  - Najmudin,Z
AU  - Shukla,N
AU  - Silva,LO
AU  - Symes,D
AU  - Thomas,AG
AU  - Vargas,M
AU  - Vieira,J
AU  - Zepf,M
DO  - 10.1038/ncomms7747
PY  - 2015///
SN  - 2041-1723
TI  - Generation of neutral and high-density electron-positron pair plasmas in the laboratory
T2  - Nature Communications
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7747
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/21919
VL  - 6
ER  - 

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