Loop spin effects in intense background fields
arXiv:2008.08578 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.102.076013
Abstract
Radiative and non-radiative electron spin flip probabilities are analysed in both plane wave and focussed laser backgrounds. We provide a simple and physically transparent description of spin dynamics in plane waves, and demonstrate that there exists a kinematic regime in which the usual leading order perturbative hierarchy of QED is reversed, and non-radiative loop effects dominate over radiative tree-level spin-flips. We show that while this loop-dominance becomes suppressed in focussed laser pulses due to a high sensitivity to field geometry, there is nevertheless a regime in which, in principle, loop effects on spin transitions can be discerned.
arXiv comment10 pages, 6 figures
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