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CP-violation and -interaction in the radiative decays of and
The phases of terms of amplitude that arise from the interaction are
obtained by using a simple realistic model of interaction via virtual
-meson, instead of the ChPT. It is shown that the standard ChPT approach
cannot reproduce the contribution of the -meson to the
interaction. It is shown that the interference between the terms of amplitude
with different CP-parity appears only when the photon is polarized (linearly or
circularly). Instead of measuring the linear polarization, the angular
correlation between the and planes in
decay can be studied.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures, 1 table, LaTex; moriond.sty included; text
corrected. Contribution to the XXXVIIth Rencontres de Moriond, "Electroweak
interactions and unified theories", Les Arcs, France, 9-16 Mar 200
Tailored laser pulse chirp to maintain optimum radiation pressure acceleration of ions
Ion beams generated with ultra-intense lasers-plasma accelerators hold
promises to provide compact and affordable beams of relativistic ions. One of
the most efficient acceleration setups was demonstrated to be direct
acceleration by the laser's radiation pressure. Due to plasma instabilities
developing in the ultra-thin foils required for radiation pressure
acceleration, however, it is challenging to maintain stable acceleration over
long distances. Recent studies demonstrated, on the other hand, that specially
tailored laser pulses can shorten the required acceleration distance
suppressing the onset of plasma instabilities. Here we extend the concept of
specific laser pulse shapes to the experimentally accessible parameter of a
frequency chirp. We present a novel analysis of how a laser pulse chirp may be
used to drive a foil target constantly maintaining optimal radiation pressure
acceleration conditions for in dependence on the target's areal density and the
laser's local field strength. Our results indicate that an appropriately
frequency chirped laser pulse yields a significantly enhanced acceleration to
higher energies and over longer distances suppressing the onset of plasma
instabilities.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figure
Vacuum polarization and plasma oscillations
We evidence the existence of plasma oscillations of electrons-positron pairs
created by the vacuum polarization in an uniform electric field with E < Ec.
Our general treatment, encompassing also the traditional, well studied case of
E > Ec, shows the existence in both cases of a maximum Lorentz factor acquired
by electrons and positrons and allows determination of the a maximal length of
oscillation. We quantitatively estimate how plasma oscillations reduce the rate
of pair creation and increase the time scale of the pair production. These
results are particularly relevant in view of the experimental progress in
approaching the field strengths E < Ec.Comment: to appear in Phys. Lett.
Single-Cycle High-Intensity Electromagnetic Pulse Generation in the Interaction of a Plasma Wakefield with Nonlinear Coherent Structures
The interaction of coherent nonlinear structures (such as sub-cycle solitons,
electron vortices and wake Langmuir waves) with a strong wake wave in a
collisionless plasma can be exploited in order to produce ultra-short
electromagnetic pulses. The electromagnetic field of a coherent nonlinear
structure is partially reflected by the electron density modulations of the
incident wake wave and a single-cycle high-intensity electromagnetic pulse is
formed. Due to the Doppler effect the length of this pulse is much shorter than
that of the coherent nonlinear structure. This process is illustrated with
two-dimensional Particle-in-Cell simulations. The considered laser-plasma
interaction regimes can be achieved in present day experiments and can be used
for plasma diagnostics.Comment: 11 pages, 11 figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev.
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