For the last 80 years, the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED), which describes all electromagnetic interactions, has ...
A photon enters an extraordinarily intense laser field. When it exits, its polarization has rotated, as though empty space ...
Simulation of the interaction between a Doppler-boosted laser and a solid target. Credit: Zaïm et al. The experimental generation of increasingly intense light beams could help to unveil new physical ...
Visualisation of the QED interactions in boron-like tin ions. Highly charged heavy ions form a very suitable experimental field for investigating quantum electrodynamics (QED), the best-tested theory ...
Julian Martinez-Rincon, a quantum scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been elected vice chair of the Standards & Performance Metrics Technical ...
Recent advances in laser technology have enabled the exploration of previously inaccessible regimes where electrons interact with ultra-intense electromagnetic fields. These interactions drive ...