2006/08/31 by A. J. Baltz, Anthony J. Baltz
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic physics #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Ion #Mathematics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Perturbation (astronomy) #Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics) #Physics #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Quantum mechanics #Semiclassical physics #Statistics #hep-ph #nucl-th #physics.atom-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevc.74.054903
published as Phys.Rev.C74:054903,2006 · 20 pages, latex, revtex, 6 eps figures. Revised Phys. Rev. C version with minor additions, one figure added, and added references
openalex publication_date 2006/11/15 · arxiv created 2006/12/28 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The heavy ion probability for continuum e+e^\ensuremath- pair production has been calculated to all orders in Z\ensuremathα as a function of impact parameter. The formula resulting from an exact solution of the semiclassical Dirac equation in the ultrarelativistic limit is evaluated numerically. In a calculation of \ensuremathγ=100 colliding Au ions, the probability of e+e^\ensuremath- pair production is reduced from the perturbation theory result throughout the impact parameter range.