ORCID
- King, B.: 0000-0003-4489-8468
- Heinzl, Tom: 0000-0001-8954-1986
Abstract
By combining an adiabatic approach based on a ‘locally monochromatic’ approximation with a local Hilbert transform, it is demonstrated how vacuum birefringence in the strong field regime can be calculated using a rate approach suitable for Monte Carlo simulation codes. Results for the flipping of the photon’s polarisation (helicity) are benchmarked with evaluation of exact expressions in a circularly (linearly) polarised plane wave of finite extent. For the circularly polarised case, the Heisenberg–Euler approach predicts a null result; an approximation similar to the ‘locally constant’ form is presented, which recovers the correct low-energy scaling. Example probabilities are given for typical experimental parameters.
DOI
10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-12074-w
Publication Date
2023-10-07
Publication Title
The European Physical Journal C
Volume
83
Issue
10
ISSN
1434-6044
Embargo Period
2023-11-07
Organisational Unit
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Recommended Citation
King, B., Heinzl, T., & Blackburn, T. (2023) 'Strong field vacuum birefringence in plane wave pulses', The European Physical Journal C, 83(10). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-12074-w
