XXX-th International Workshop on High Energy Physics “Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology: Predictions, Observations and New Projects”

Electroweak Processes in Laser-Boosted Lepton Collisions

23 Jun 2014, 17:25

25m

Conference Hall (IHEP, Protvino, Theoretical Division)

Presentation Physical possibilities of future colliders and other facilities

Speaker

Dr Sarah Mueller (MPI NP, Heidelberg)

Description

The associated creation of a Higgs and a $Z^0$ boson in relativistic lepton-antilepton collisions taking place in a strong laser field is studied. The energy of the pre-accelerated particles may be vastly increased by their interaction with the intense laser field. The total cross section as well as the produced Higgs boson's energy distribution are calculated and related to field-free collisions of corresponding center-of-mass energy. Possible qualitative differences with regard to the detection of the Higgs bosons are presented. The required laser paramters and other experimental challenges are specified [1]. [1] S. J. Müller, C. H. Keitel, and C. Müller, Phys. Lett. B 730, 161 (2014).

Presentation materials

Slides

Mueller.pdf

smueller.pdf