High-energy $e^+e^-$ photoproduction in the field of a heavy atom accompanied by bremsstrahlung
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2014-12-10 v1 Atomic Physics
Abstract
Helicity amplitudes and differential cross section of high-energy photoproduction accompanied by bremsstrahlung in the electric field of a heavy atom are derived. The results are exact in the nuclear charge number and obtained in the leading quasiclassical approximation. They correspond to the leading high-energy small-angle asymptotics of the amplitude. It is shown that, in general, the Coulomb corrections essentially modify the differential cross section as compared to the Born result. When the initial photon is circularly polarized the Coulomb corrections lead to the asymmetry in the distribution over the azimuth angles of produced particles with respect to the replacement .
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@article{arxiv.1410.6566,
title = {High-energy $e^+e^-$ photoproduction in the field of a heavy atom accompanied by bremsstrahlung},
author = {P. A. Krachkov and R. N. Lee and A. I. Milstein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.6566},
year = {2014}
}
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15 pages, 5 figures