A dipole high-field pulsed magnet to explore the magnetic birefringence ofvacuum

Authors
Askenazy, S Rizzo, C Portugall, O
Citation
S. Askenazy et al., A dipole high-field pulsed magnet to explore the magnetic birefringence ofvacuum, PHYSICA B, 294, 2001, pp. 5-9
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICA B
ISSN journal
09214526 → ACNP
Volume
294
Year of publication
2001
Pages
5 - 9
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4526(200101)294:<5:ADHPMT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The existence of a magnetic birefringence of vacuum denotes one of the most important predictions of quantum electrodynamics which have not yet been v erified. We introduce an experimental setup which compared to previous atte mpts to measure the Cotton-Mouton effect of vacuum improves the signal leve l by two orders of magnitude. Keystone of the proposed assembly is a specia lly designed 1.5 m long 25 T pulsed magnet which will be discussed in detai l. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.