J. G. Kirk

Particle acceleration by ultrarelativistic shocks: theory and simulations

A. Achterberg, Y. A. Gallant, J. G. Kirk et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2001 · 569 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Nuclear Physics +10

Possibility of Prolific Pair Production with High-Power Lasers

A. R. Bell, J. G. Kirk · Physical Review Letters · 2008 · 543 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +14

Dense Electron-Positron Plasmas and Ultraintense<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math>rays from Laser-Irradiated Solids

C. P. Ridgers, C. S. Brady, Roland Duclous et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2012 · 493 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Nuclear Physics +13

Modelling gamma-ray photon emission and pair production in high-intensity laser–matter interactions

C. P. Ridgers, J. G. Kirk, Roland Duclous et al. · Journal of Computational Physics · 2013 · 402 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Nuclear Physics +14

Discovery of the binary pulsar PSR B1259-63 in very-high-energy gamma rays around periastron with HESS

F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, K. M. Aye et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2005 · 355 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Physics +16