Measuring Unruh radiation from accelerated electrons

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2301.06772v5
• Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:01:10 GMT
• Title: Measuring Unruh radiation from accelerated electrons
• Authors: Gianluca Gregori, Giacomo Marocco, Subir Sarkar, Robert Bingham, Charles Wang,
• Abstract summary: We give a summary of the current interpretations along with a simpler description that draws on the analogy between the Unruh effect and radiation from a two-level atomic system. We propose an experiment to test whether there is emission of thermal photons from an accelerated electron.
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• Abstract: Detecting thermal Unruh radiation from accelerated electrons has presented a formidable challenge due not only to technical difficulties but also for lack of conceptual clarity about what is actually seen by a laboratory observer. We give a summary of the current interpretations along with a simpler heuristic description that draws on the analogy between the Unruh effect and radiation from a two-level atomic system. We propose an experiment to test whether there is emission of thermal photons from an accelerated electron.

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