Pair creation for bosons in electric and magnetic fields

Authors

Q Z. Lv, China University of Mining and Technology
A C. Su, Illinois State University
M Jiang, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rainer Grobe, Illinois State University
Qichang Su, Illinois State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2013

Keywords

KLEIN PARADOX, DIRAC-EQUATION, DIMENSIONS, RESOLUTION, Optics, Physics

Abstract

By solving the quantum field theoretical version of the Klein-Gordon equation numerically, we study the creation process for charged boson-antiboson pairs in static electric and magnetic fields. The fields are perpendicular to each other and spatially localized along the same direction, which permits us to study the crucial impact of the magnetic field's spatial extension on dynamics. If its width is comparable to that of the electric field, we find a magnetically induced Lorentz suppression of the pair-creation process. When the width is increased such that the created bosons can revisit the interaction region, we find a region of exponential self-amplification that can be attributed to a spontaneous emissionlike enhancement. If the width is increased further, this trend is reversed and the magnetic field can even shut off the particle production completely.

Comments

Originally published in Physical Review A by the American Physical Society.

Recommended Citation

Lv, Q Z.; Su, A C.; Jiang, M; Grobe, Rainer; and Su, Qichang, "Pair creation for bosons in electric and magnetic fields" (2013). Faculty publications – Physics. 12.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpphys/12