M. Marklund, B. Eliasson, P. K. Shukla, L. Stenflo, M. E. Dieckmann, M. Parviainen, “Electrostatic pair creation and recombination in quantum plasmas”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 2006, Volume 83, Issue 8,Pages <nobr>372

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PLASMA, GASES

Electrostatic pair creation and recombination in quantum plasmas

M. Marklund^a, B. Eliasson^b, P. K. Shukla^ab, L. Stenflo^a, M. E. Dieckmann^b, M. Parviainen^b

^a Umeå University, Department of Physics, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
^b Institut für Theoretische Physik IV, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Abstract: The production of electron–positron pairs by electrostatic waves in quantum plasmas is investigated. In particular, a semi-classical governing set of equations for a self-consistent treatment of pair creation by the Schwinger mechanism in a quantum plasma is derived.

PACS: 12.20.-m, 13.40.-f, 52.35.Fp

Received: 28.02.2006

Language: English