Spectra of Particles from Laser-Induced Vacuum Decay
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2011-08-22 v2 Plasma Physics
Abstract
The spectrum of electrons and positrons originating from vacuum decay occurring in the collision of two non-colinear laser pulses is obtained. It displays high energy, highly-collimated particle bunches traveling in a direction separate from the laser beams. This result provides an unmistakable signature of the vacuum decay phenomenon and could suggest a new avenue for development of high energy electron and/or positron beams.
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@article{arxiv.1102.5773,
title = {Spectra of Particles from Laser-Induced Vacuum Decay},
author = {Lance Labun and Johann Rafelski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.5773},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
5 pages, 3 figures; typos corrected and references added; version appearing in Physical Review D