Photo-induced pair production and strong field QED on Gemini
Abstract
The extreme intensities obtainable with lasers such as Gemini allow non-linear QED phenomena to be investigated according to our calculations. Electron-positron pair production from a pure vacuum target, which has yet to be observed experimentally, is possibly the most iconic process. Beyond pair-production our campaign will allow the experimental investigation of currently unexplored extreme radiation regimes, like the quantum radiation dominated regime (where quantum and self-field effects become important) and non-linear Compton scattering. This is the first experiment in a multi-part campaign proposed by a major international collaboration to investigate non-linear QED. This proposal is for the first experiment in a series of 3 to achieve our most high-profile experimental goal of pair production in vacuum, but each experiment is designed to have its own tangible high-profile outcome.
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@article{arxiv.2103.06059,
title = {Photo-induced pair production and strong field QED on Gemini},
author = {CH Keitel and A Di Piazza and GG Paulus and T Stoehlker and EL Clark and S Mangles and Z Najmudin and K Krushelnick and J Schreiber and M Borghesi and B Dromey and M Geissler and D Riley and G Sarri and M Zepf},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.06059},
year = {2021}
}