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Main Authors: Tang, S., Dillon, B. M., King, B.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.06338
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author Tang, S.
Dillon, B. M.
King, B.
author_facet Tang, S.
Dillon, B. M.
King, B.
contents We investigate the spin correlations between electron-positron pairs created from a photon when it scatters in a high-intensity laser pulse via the nonlinear Breit-Wheeler process. We find that the spin states of the generated electron-positron pair can exhibit strong entanglement, with the degree being sensitive to the photon energy, laser intensity, and the relative polarisation of the photon and laser pulse. Photons with a high degree of polarisation can create strongly entangled pairs, and this entanglement can be maintained in the high-intensity (non-perturbative) regime. We find that if the photons are provided by a Compton source, strongly spin-entangled electron-positron pairs can be generated with technology available today.
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spellingShingle Entanglement and pair production in intense electromagnetic fields
Tang, S.
Dillon, B. M.
King, B.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We investigate the spin correlations between electron-positron pairs created from a photon when it scatters in a high-intensity laser pulse via the nonlinear Breit-Wheeler process. We find that the spin states of the generated electron-positron pair can exhibit strong entanglement, with the degree being sensitive to the photon energy, laser intensity, and the relative polarisation of the photon and laser pulse. Photons with a high degree of polarisation can create strongly entangled pairs, and this entanglement can be maintained in the high-intensity (non-perturbative) regime. We find that if the photons are provided by a Compton source, strongly spin-entangled electron-positron pairs can be generated with technology available today.
title Entanglement and pair production in intense electromagnetic fields
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.06338