Prospect of Studying Nonperturbative QED with Beam-Beam Collisions
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences
- Univ. of Lisbon, Lisbon (Portugal). Inst. of Superior Tecnico (IST), GoLP/Inst. de Plasmas e Fusao Nuclear
- Heinrich-Heine Univ., Dusseldorf (Germany)
- National Research Nuclear Univ., MEPhI, Moscow (Russian Federation)
We demonstrate the experimental feasibility of probing the fully nonperturbative regime of quantum electrodynamics with a 100 GeV-class particle collider. By using tightly compressed and focused electron beams, beamstrahlung radiation losses can be mitigated, allowing the particles to experience extreme electromagnetic fields. Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations confirm the viability of this approach. The experimental forefront envisaged has the potential to establish a novel research field and to stimulate the development of a new theoretical methodology for this yet unexplored regime of strong-field quantum electrodynamics.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 1532491
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 122; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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