arXiv:1702.03703·v1·High Energy Physics — Phenomenology
Pair production in a magnetic and radiation field in a pulsar magnetosphere
M. M. Diachenko · O. P. Novak · R. I. Kholodov
Abstract
In the present work one- and two-photon pair production in a subcritical magnetic field have been considered. Two-photon production has been studied in the resonant case, when the cross section considerably increases compared to the nonresonant case. While one-photon pair production is considered to be the main mechanism of plasma generation in a pulsar magnetosphere, we suggest the existence of another one, which is resonant two-photon production process.
Comments: 5 pages, 2 figures