2006/02/28 by A. Di Piazza, K. Z. Hatsagortsyan, Karen Z. Hatsagortsyan +2 · 6 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques #Atomic physics #Beam (structure) #Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena #Diffraction #Electromagnetic radiation #Laser #Laser beams #Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics #Linear polarization #Optics #Physics #Plane wave #Polarization (electrochemistry) #Quantum #Quantum mechanics #Rotation (mathematics) #Standing wave #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.97.083603
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. vol. 97, 083603 (2006) · 5 pages, 2 figures. Published version
openalex publication_date 2006/08/24 · arxiv created 2006/08/28 · arxiv updated 2018/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The nonlinear quantum interaction of a linearly polarized x-ray probe beam with a focused intense standing laser wave is studied theoretically. Because of the tight focusing of the standing laser pulse, diffraction effects arise for the probe beam as opposed to the corresponding plane wave scenario. A quantitative estimate for realistic experimental conditions of the ellipticity and the rotation of the main polarization plane acquired by the x-ray probe after the interaction shows that the implementation of such vacuum effects is feasible with future X-ray Free Electron Laser light.