Abstract
The measurement of vacuum polarisation effects, in particular vacuum birefringence, using combined optical and X-ray laser pulses are now actively pursued. Here we briefly examine the feasibility of two alternative set-ups. The first utilises an alternative target, namely a converging dipole pulse, and the second uses an alternative probe, namely the synchrotron-like emission from highly energetic particles, themselves interacting with a laser pulse. The latter set-up has been proposed for experiments at ELI-NP.
DOI
10.1017/S0022377816000192
Publication Date
2016-03-01
Publication Title
Journal of Plasma Physics
Volume
82
Issue
2
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
ISSN
1469-7807
Embargo Period
2024-11-22
Recommended Citation
Ilderton, A., & Marklund, M. (2016) 'Prospects for studying vacuum polarisation using dipole and synchrotron radiation', Journal of Plasma Physics, 82(2). Cambridge University Press (CUP): Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022377816000192
