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Relativistic tunneling picture of electron-positron pair creation

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Wöllert,  Anton
Division Prof. Dr. Christoph H. Keitel, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society,;

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Klaiber,  Michael
Division Prof. Dr. Christoph H. Keitel, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society,;

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Bauke,  Heiko
Division Prof. Dr. Christoph H. Keitel, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society,;

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Keitel,  Christoph H.
Division Prof. Dr. Christoph H. Keitel, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society,;

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Wöllert, A., Klaiber, M., Bauke, H., & Keitel, C. H. (2015). Relativistic tunneling picture of electron-positron pair creation. Physical Review D, 91(6): 065022. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.065022.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0026-ACAF-4
Abstract
The common tunneling picture of electron-positron pair creation in a strong electric field is generalized to pair creation in combined crossed electric and magnetic fields. This enhanced picture, being symmetric for electrons and positrons, is formulated in a gauge-invariant and Lorentz-invariant manner for quasistatic fields. It may be used to infer qualitative features of the pair creation process. In particular, it allows for an intuitive interpretation of how the presence of a magnetic field modifies and, in particular cases, even enhances pair creation. The creation of electrons and positrons from the vacuum may be assisted by an energetic photon, which can also be incorporated into this picture of pair creation.