LUXE (Laser Und XFEL Experiment) is a new experiment proposed at DESY and the European XFEL to study Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) in the strong-field regime where QED becomes non-perturbative.

The goal of LUXE is to reach the Schwinger field by using a high energy electron beam (from the European XFEL, up to E = 17 GeV) and a high-power laser, and to study then the interactions of the  high energy electrons or photons with the laser photons. In particular, in photon-laser interactions it is expected that pairs of matter and antimatter will be produced and their rate will increase with laser intensity. Measuring the dependence of the rate on laser intensity is a primary goal of LUXE.

 

Our group at DESY is involved almost in all LUXE ongoing activities: 

•  Developing Geant4 simulation for detector optimisation studies
•  Generating MC samples for physics and background studies
•  Developing reconstruction algorithms
•  Probing new detector technologies and optimizing current LUXE setup
•  Prototyping possible detector technologies. 
•  Laser diagnostics
•  Technical coordination

 

For internal users:

• Regular Meetings
• MC simulation