Published November 2018 | Version v1
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Light-by-light scattering in a photon-photon collider

Creators

  • 1. Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Higashi Hiroshima (Japan)
  • 2. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing (China)
  • 3. Tsinghua University, Department of Engineering Physics, Beijing (China)
  • 4. Beihang University, School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beijing (China)
  • 5. Beijing Normal University, Key Laboratory of Beam Technology and Materials Modification of the Ministry of Education, and College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing (China)

Description

We studied the feasibility of observing light-by-light scattering in a photon-photon collider based on an existing accelerator complex and a commercially available laser system. We investigated the statistical significance of the signal over the QED backgrounds through a Monte Carlo simulation with a detector model. The study showed that light-by-light scattering can be observed with a statistical significance of eight to ten sigma in a year of operation, depending on the operating conditions. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6364-1

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6364-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields (Online)
Journal Volume
78
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 1-7
ISSN
1434-6052

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
50004150
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Descriptors DEI
BEAM LUMINOSITY; BEAM PRODUCTION; COLLIDING BEAMS; COMPTON EFFECT; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES; ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA DETECTION; HODOSCOPES; KEV RANGE 100-1000; LASER RADIATION; MEV RANGE 01-10; MEV RANGE 100-1000; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEAR INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTON BEAMS; PHOTON-PHOTON INTERACTIONS; PHOTONS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; PULSE PILEUP
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; BOSONS; CALCULATION METHODS; DETECTION; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FUNDAMENTAL INTERACTIONS; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERACTIONS; KEV RANGE; LEPTON BEAMS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEV RANGE; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PULSES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SCATTERING; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SIMULATION; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS