We present the design of a photon-photon collider based on conventional Compton gamma sources for the observation of elastic γγ scattering. Two symmetric electron beams, generated by photocathodes and accelerated in linacs, produce two primary gamma rays through Compton backscattering with two high energy lasers. The elastic photon-photon scattering is analyzed by start-to-end simulations from the photocathodes to the detector. A new Monte Carlo code has been developed ad hoc for the counting of the QED events. Realistic numbers of the secondary gamma yield, obtained by using the parameters of existing or approved Compton devices, a discussion of the feasibility of the experiment and of the nature of the background are presented.

Compton sources for the observation of elastic photon-photon scattering events

MILOTTI, EDOARDO;
2016-01-01

Abstract

We present the design of a photon-photon collider based on conventional Compton gamma sources for the observation of elastic γγ scattering. Two symmetric electron beams, generated by photocathodes and accelerated in linacs, produce two primary gamma rays through Compton backscattering with two high energy lasers. The elastic photon-photon scattering is analyzed by start-to-end simulations from the photocathodes to the detector. A new Monte Carlo code has been developed ad hoc for the counting of the QED events. Realistic numbers of the secondary gamma yield, obtained by using the parameters of existing or approved Compton devices, a discussion of the feasibility of the experiment and of the nature of the background are presented.
2016
http://journals.aps.org/prab/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.093401
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