title: Bragg scattering of light in vacuum structured by strong periodic fields.
abstract: Elastic scattering of laser radiation due to vacuum polarization by spatially modulated strong electromagnetic fields is considered. The Bragg interference arising at a specific impinging direction of the probe wave concentrates the scattered light in specular directions. The interference maxima are enhanced with respect to the usual vacuum polarization effect proportional to the square of the number of modulation periods within the interaction region. The Bragg scattering can be employed to detect the vacuum polarization effect in a setup of multiple crossed superstrong laser beams with parameters envisaged in the future Extreme Light Infrastructure.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany. kryuchkyan@ysu.am
authors.forename: Gagik Yu
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Kryuchkyan
authors.forename: Karen Z
authors.initials: KZ
authors.lastname: Hatsagortsyan