Radiation signal accompanying the Schwinger effect

The properties of the forced oscillations of virtual electron-positron plasma generated in vacuum under the action of a short laser pulse are considered. By calculating the density of the conduction and polarization currents within the quantum kinetic approach, we demonstrate the presence of plasma oscillations at the frequency of the external field and its odd harmonics. It is expected that radiation generated by these plasma oscillations can be observed outside the interaction region, for example, outside the focal spot of two counterpropagating laser beams, and can serve as an indicator of the Schwinger mechanism of electron-positron creation from vacuum.