Monte Carlo modeling of the linear Breit-Wheeler process within the geant4 framework
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Author(s)
Watt, RA
Rose, SJ
Kettle, B
Mangles, SPD
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A linear Breit-Wheeler module for the code geant4 has been developed. This allows signal-to-noise ratio calculations of linear Breit-Wheeler detection experiments to be performed within a single framework. The interaction between two photon sources is modeled by treating one as a static field, then photons from the second source are sampled and tracked through the field. To increase the efficiency of the module, we have used a Gaussian process regression, which can lead to an increase in the calculation rate by a factor of up to 1000. To demonstrate the capabilities of this module, we use it to perform a parameter scan, modeling an experiment based on that recently reported by Kettle et al. [New J. Phys. 23, 115006 (2021)]. We show that colliding 50-fs duration γ
rays, produced through bremsstrahlung emission of a 100 pC, 2-GeV laser wakefield accelerator beam, with a 50-ps x-ray field, generated by a germanium burn-through foil heated to temperatures
>
150
eV
, this experiment is capable of producing
>
1
Breit-Wheeler pair per shot.
rays, produced through bremsstrahlung emission of a 100 pC, 2-GeV laser wakefield accelerator beam, with a 50-ps x-ray field, generated by a germanium burn-through foil heated to temperatures
>
150
eV
, this experiment is capable of producing
>
1
Breit-Wheeler pair per shot.
Date Issued
2023-05
Date Acceptance
2023-04-18
Citation
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 2023, 26 (5), pp.1-7
ISSN
2469-9888
Publisher
American Physical Society
Start Page
1
End Page
7
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Volume
26
Issue
5
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Publication Status
Published
Article Number
054601
Date Publish Online
2023-05-16