INTERFERENCE EFFECTS IN THE SCHWINGER PAIR-PRODUCTION MECHANISM

被引:6
作者
BALANTEKIN, AB [1 ]
FRICKE, SH [1 ]
机构
[1] ARGONNE NATL LAB,DIV PHYS,ARGONNE,IL 60439
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1991年 / 43卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.43.250
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P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Interference effects in pair production by external fields via the Schwinger mechanism are investigated. Electric fields consisting of two time-separated pulses are shown to be capable of producing resonant behavior in the spectra of produced particles as a result of the interference between the pair-production amplitudes of the two individual pulses. No a priori assumptions about the length of the time interval between pulses relative to the individual pulse durations are made; the interference feature is seen to exist even when the interval is comparable to the pulse widths. Several numerical examples are examined.
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