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Axion-like-particle search with high-intensity lasers

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We study ALP -photon-conversion within strong inhomogeneous electromagnetic fields as provided by contemporary high-intensity laser systems. We observe that probe photons traversing the focal spot of a superposition of Gaussian beams of a single high-intensity laser at fundamental and frequency-doubled mode can experience a frequency shift due to their intermittent propagation as axion-like-particles. This process is strongly peaked for resonant masses on the order of the involved laser frequencies. Purely laser-based experiments in optical setups are sensitive to ALPs in the eV mass range and can thus complement ALP searches at dipole magnets.

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Döbrich, B., Gies, H. Axion-like-particle search with high-intensity lasers. J. High Energ. Phys. 2010, 22 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2010)022

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