Possibility to measure elastic photon-photon scattering in vacuum
- 22 July 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 70 (1) , 013808
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.70.013808
Abstract
Photon-photon scattering in vacuum due to the interaction with virtual electron-positron pairs is a consequence of quantum electrodynamics. A way for detecting this phenomenon has been devised based on interacting modes generated in microwave wave guides or cavities [G. Brodin, M. Marklund, and L. Stenflo, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 171801 (2001)]. Here we materialize these ideas, suggest a concrete cavity geometry, make quantitative estimates and propose experimental details. It is found that detection of photon-photon scattering can be within the reach of present day technology.Keywords
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