Luxe: combining high energy and intensity to spark the vacuum
dc.contributor.author | Heinemann, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Heinzl, Thomas | |
dc.contributor.author | Ringwald, A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-10T09:12:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-10T09:12:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-07 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0531-7479 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1432-1092 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/17544 | |
dc.description.abstract |
The vacuum of quantum electrodynamics (QED) can be viewed as a medium akin to a dielectric which can be polarised by external fields. If these are sufficiently strong, the response of the vacuum becomes nonlinear and involves phenomena such as lightby- light scattering (‘nonlinear optics’) and, in extremis, ‘dielectric breakdown’, i.e. real pair production, if a critical field strength is exceeded. The LUXE experiment aims to realise near-critical fields through collisions of photons stemming from an ultra-intense optical laser with high energy electrons or photons provided by the European XFEL linear accelerator. This set-up provides a golden opportunity to enter the uncharted territory of strong-field quantum electrodynamics in the non-perturbative regime. | |
dc.format.extent | 14-17 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | EDP Sciences | |
dc.title | Luxe: combining high energy and intensity to spark the vacuum | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.issue | 4 | |
plymouth.volume | 51 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | Europhysics News | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1051/epn/2020401 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/EXTENDED UoA 10 - Mathematical Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA10 Mathematical Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2020-09-08 | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2021-10-2 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1432-1092 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1051/epn/2020401 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2020-07 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |