Scalar pair production in the Aharonov-Bohm potential
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, vol.38, no.3, pp.759-772, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 38 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2005
- Doi Number: 10.1088/0305-4470/38/3/012
- Journal Name: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.759-772
- TED University Affiliated: No
Abstract
In the framework of QED, scalar pair production by a single linearly polarized high-energy photon in the presence of an external Aharonov-Bohm potential is investigated. The exact scattering solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation in a cylindrically symmetric field are constructed and used to write the first-order transition amplitude. The matrix elements and the corresponding differential scattering cross section are calculated. The pair production at both the nonrelativistic and the ultrarelativistic limits is discussed.