TY  - EJOUR
AU  - Heinemann, Beate
AU  - Helary, Louis
AU  - Jacobs, Ruth Magdalena
AU  - Borysova, Maryna
AU  - List, Jenny
AU  - Borysov, Oleksandr
AU  - Decking, Winfried
AU  - Brinkmann, Reinhard
AU  - Assmann, Ralph
AU  - Wing, Matthew
AU  - Hallford, John Andrew
AU  - Burkart, Florian
AU  - Thoden, Daniel
AU  - Huang, Xinhe
AU  - Abramowicz, Halina
AU  - Levy, Aharon
TI  - Conceptual Design Report for the LUXE Experiment
IS  - arXiv:2102.02032
M1  - PUBDB-2021-00781
M1  - arXiv:2102.02032
M1  - DESY-21-016
AB  - This Conceptual Design Report describes LUXE (Laser Und XFEL Experiment), an experimental campaign that aims to combine the high-quality and high-energy electron beam of the European XFEL with a powerful laser to explore the uncharted terrain of quantum electrodynamics characterised by both high energy and high intensity. We will reach this hitherto inaccessible regime of quantum physics by analysing high-energy electron-photon and photon-photon interactions in the extreme environment provided by an intense laser focus. The physics background and its relevance are presented in the science case which in turn leads to, and justifies, the ensuing plan for all aspects of the experiment: Our choice of experimental parameters allows (i) effective field strengths to be probed at and beyond the Schwinger limit and (ii) a precision to be achieved that permits a detailed comparison of the measured data with calculations. In addition, the high photon flux predicted will enable a sensitive search for new physics beyond the Standard Model. The initial phase of the experiment will employ an existing 40 TW laser, whereas the second phase will utilise an upgraded laser power of 300 TW. All expectations regarding the performance of the experimental set-up as well as the expected physics results are based on detailed numerical simulations throughout.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)25
UR  - https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/454856
ER  -