Published December 15, 2011
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Journal article
Pair production: The view from the lightfront
- 1. Institut fuer Physik, Karl-Franzens Universitaet Graz, A-8010 Graz (Austria)
- 2. Department of Physics, Umeaa University, SE-901 87 Umeaa (Sweden)
Description
We give an exact, analytic, and manifestly gauge invariant account of pair production in combined longitudinal and transverse electromagnetic fields, both depending arbitrarily on lightfront time. The instantaneous, nonperturbative probability of pair creation is given explicitly along with the spectra of the final particle yield. Our results are relevant to high-intensity QED experiments now being planned for future optical and x-ray free electron lasers.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.84.125022;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1109.3712v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 84
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Journal Page Range
- p. 125022-125022.13
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43080492
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; LASERS; PAIR PRODUCTION; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; SPECTRA; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FIELD THEORIES; INTERACTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LASERS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics