• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 35, Issue 1, 012002 (2023)
Chi Gong1、3, Ziliang Li1、2、*, and Yingjun Li1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2School of Science, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
  • 3Department of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.220145 Cite this Article
    Chi Gong, Ziliang Li, Yingjun Li. Progress of pair production from vacuum in strong laser fields[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(1): 012002 Copy Citation Text show less
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