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Fundamental constants from photon-photon scattering in three-beam collisions

A. J. MacLeod1,* and B. King2

  • *Contact author: alexander.macleod@eli-beams.eu
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Phys. Rev. A 110, 032216 – Published 18 September, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.110.032216

Abstract

Direct measurement of the elastic scattering of real photons on an electromagnetic field would allow the fundamental low-energy constants of quantum electrodynamics to be experimentally determined. We show that scenarios involving the collision of three laser beams have several advantages over conventional two-beam scenarios. The kinematics of a three-beam collision allows for a higher signal-to-background ratio in the detection region, without the need for polarimetry, and separates out contributions from different orders of photon scattering. A planar configuration of colliding a photon beam from an x-ray free-electron laser with two optical beams is studied in detail. We show that measurements of elastic photon scattering and vacuum birefringence are possible with currently available technology.

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Deriving Fundamental Constants from Three-Beam Collisions

Published 18 September, 2024

A proposed experiment involving an x-ray beam and two optical beams could determine the values of fundamental constants in quantum electrodynamics.

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Phys. Rev. A 110, 032216– Published 18 September, 2024
  • Received 19 June 2024
  • Accepted 9 August 2024
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