Exploring the quantum vacuum via ultraintense laser-induced refraction of light

Autor: J Wang, G Y Chen, B F Lei, S Jin, L Y Yang, L F Gan, C T Zhou, S P Zhu, X T He, B Qiao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: New Journal of Physics, Vol 26, Iss 2, p 023008 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1367-2630
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ad21b7
Popis: The rapid progress of ultraintense laser technology provides a novel route to explore the quantum vacuum effect in the laboratory. Here, we propose using oblique collisions between an ultraintense pump laser and an x-ray probe laser to experimentally identify the quantum vacuum effect, where the change of the refraction properties including the refraction angle of the probe laser is taken as a detectable signature. The theoretical basis of the proposed scheme are analyzed in details, where a reasonable estimation of the scheme is given. To verify the proposed scheme, a series of two-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations, with the vacuum polarization effect self-consistently taken into account, are carried out.
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