Nonperturbative multiphoton processes and electron-positron pair production

Journal Article · Fri Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2195234· OSTI ID:20798486

Hatsagortsyan, K Z; Mueller, C; Keitel, C H ^[1]

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1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, D-69117 Heidelberg (Germany)

Various regimes of pair production in laser fields are analyzed. Particularly, the question of the observability of pair production in a nonperturbative multiphoton regime is discussed. A simple heuristic method is employed which gives order-of-magnitude estimates for probabilities of multiphoton processes and allows to describe its main features. The method is initially probed upon the known process of pair production in a Coulomb and a strong laser field. Then it is applied to the nonperturbative multiphoton regime of the pair production process in a standing laser wave.

• OSTI ID: 20798486
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 827, Issue 1; Conference: 3. international conference on superstrong fields in plasmas, Varenna (Italy), 19-24 Sep 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2195234; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES
ELECTRON PAIRS
ELECTRONS
LASER RADIATION
LASERS
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
PAIR PRODUCTION
POSITRONS
PROBABILITY