Published November 1, 2020 | Version v1
Journal article

Amplification of polarization correlations in Compton scattering of hard x-ray Bell states

  • 1. Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), Institutes for Advanced Study (UTIAS), The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-Ha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8583 (Japan)

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The theoretical cross section for Compton scattering of maximally entangled Bell photons has yet to be rigorously confirmed by experiments. Test cases of Bell states for use in Compton scattering experiments can now be expanded given reports of creating all 4 Bell states in the hard x-ray regime by the process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion. We outline an experiment and apply a matrix method to parameterize Compton scattering theory using the phase matching angles. When the azimuths of two hypothetical photon counters are recorded at angles of 0 degrees and 90 degrees, and the ratio of their counting rates determined, azimuthal ratios are expected to be 600 times larger compared to 511 keV Bell photons. (paper)

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2399-6528/abcb45

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Journal Title
Journal of Physics Communications
Journal Volume
4
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
[9 p.]
ISSN
2399-6528