Strong field vacuum birefringence in plane wave pulses
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 flipp...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53ec35ec8736444782132b2312455e552024-03-24T12:31:19ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60522023-10-0183101910.1140/epjc/s10052-023-12074-wStrong field vacuum birefringence in plane wave pulsesB. King0T. Heinzl1T. G. Blackburn2Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of PlymouthCentre for Mathematical Sciences, University of PlymouthDepartment of Physics, University of GothenburgAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-12074-w |
| spellingShingle | B. King T. Heinzl T. G. Blackburn Strong field vacuum birefringence in plane wave pulses European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
| title | Strong field vacuum birefringence in plane wave pulses |
| title_full | Strong field vacuum birefringence in plane wave pulses |
| title_fullStr | Strong field vacuum birefringence in plane wave pulses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strong field vacuum birefringence in plane wave pulses |
| title_short | Strong field vacuum birefringence in plane wave pulses |
| title_sort | strong field vacuum birefringence in plane wave pulses |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-12074-w |
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