03236nam 22005415 450 991025460120332120200701045117.03-319-63447-X10.1007/978-3-319-63447-0(CKB)3710000001631585(MiAaPQ)EBC4980394(DE-He213)978-3-319-63447-0(PPN)203851471(EXLCZ)99371000000163158520170817d2017 u| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierParticle Interactions in High-Temperature Plasmas /by Oliver James Pike1st ed. 2017.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2017.1 online resource (154 pages) illustrations, tablesSpringer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-50533-319-63446-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Dynamical Friction in a Relativistic Plasma -- Transport Processes in a Relativistic Plasma -- Numerical Simulations of High Temperature Plasmas -- An Experiment to Observe the Breit-Wheeler Process -- Conclusions.This thesis makes two important contributions to plasma physics. The first is the extension of the seminal theoretical works of Spitzer and Braginskii, which describe the basics of particle interactions in plasma, to relativistic systems. Relativistic plasmas have long been studied in high-energy astrophysics and are becoming increasingly attainable in the laboratory. The second is the design of a new class of photon–photon collider, which is the first capable of detecting the Breit–Wheeler process. Though it offers the simplest way for light to be converted into matter, the process has never been detected in the 80 years since its theoretical prediction. The experimental scheme proposed here exploits the radiation used in inertial confinement fusion experiments and could in principle be implemented in one of several current-generation facilities.Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053Plasma (Ionized gases)AstrophysicsParticle accelerationPlasma Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P24040Astrophysics and Astroparticleshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22022Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P23037Plasma (Ionized gases)Astrophysics.Particle acceleration.Plasma Physics.Astrophysics and Astroparticles.Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.537.16 Pike Oliver Jamesauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut868661BOOK9910254601203321Particle Interactions in High-Temperature Plasmas1939137UNINA