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Trident pair production in strong laser pulses

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2011-02-02 v2

Abstract

We calculate the trident pair production amplitude in a strong laser background. We allow for finite pulse duration, while still treating the laser fields nonperturbatively in strong-field QED. Our approach reveals explicitly the individual contributions of the one-step and two-step processes. We also expose the role gauge invariance plays in the amplitudes and discuss the relation between our results and the optical theorem.

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@article{arxiv.1011.4072,
  title  = {Trident pair production in strong laser pulses},
  author = {Anton Ilderton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.4072},
  year   = {2011}
}

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4 pages, 1 .eps figure. Version 2: reference added, published version

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