Production of entangled x rays through nonlinear double Compton scattering

T. D.C. De Vos (Corresponding author), J. J. Postema, B. H. Schaap, A. Di Piazza, O. J. Luiten

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An accessible tabletop source for the production of entangled x rays is crucial for the field of high-energy quantum optics. Here, we present a detailed analysis of the entanglement and polarization of the two photons emitted by an electron in an intense laser wave (nonlinear double-Compton scattering), by working within the framework of strong-field QED. By identifying contributions to the emission probability stemming from the electron being either on-shell or off-shell between the two-photon emissions, we show that the entangled photons are generated via the off-shell contribution for moderate beam energies, which are realizable on a tabletop setup. We propose an experiment to produce and isolate pairs of entangled x rays, through spectral filtering.

Originele taal-2Engels
Artikelnummer043702
TijdschriftPhysical Review A
Volume110
Nummer van het tijdschrift4
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - okt. 2024

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