• Accepted Paper

High energy photon polarimetry at lepton colliders: Quantum information from converted photons

Carlos Henrique de Lima, Navin McGinnis, and David McKeen

Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 6 November, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/nn51-zg5k

Abstract

We study high-energy photons produced at a lepton collider that convert into an e+e− pair in the detector, as a tool for measuring quantum information observables. We consider single- and double-conversion processes in e+e−→γγ and e+e−→e+e−γ. Single conversions enable an extraction of the spin-analyzing power, while double conversions probe polarization correlations. Focusing on the Belle-II detector, we show that, depending on the reconstruction resolution of the opening angle of the conversion e+e− pair, quantum correlations of the diphoton system can be probed. In particular, measurements of violations of the Bell inequality, quantum discord, concurrence, nonstabilizerness, and steerability with spatially separated GeV-scale photons can be made at high significance.

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