Particle Production Reactions in Laser-Boosted Lepton Collisions

TL;DR

This paper explores a novel collider scheme combining traditional lepton acceleration with strong laser fields to enhance collision energies, focusing on Higgs boson production and other particle creation processes.

Contribution

It introduces a new method for particle collisions using laser-boosted lepton interactions, detailing the potential for higher energies and the technical requirements involved.

Findings

Laser-boosted collisions can increase particle energy beyond conventional methods.

Higgs boson production is feasible in laser-boosted lepton collisions.

Other particle production processes could be realized with this scheme.

Abstract

The need for ever higher energies in lepton colliders gives rise to the investigation of new accelerator schemes for elementary particle physics experiments. One perceivable way to increase the collision energy would be to combine conventional lepton acceleration with strong laser fields, making use of the momentum boost a charged particle experiences inside a plane electromagnetic wave. As an example for a process taking place in such a laser-boosted collision, Higgs boson creation is studied in detail. We further discuss other possible particle production processes that could be implemented in such a collider scheme and specify the required technical demands.