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Resonant Breit–Wheeler process in a strong electromagnetic field

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We theoretically study the Breit–Wheeler resonant process modified by a strong electromagnetic field represented as a plane monochromatic wave. The resonant kinematics of the process is studied in detail. It is shown that the energy of final particles (electron and positron) depends on two factors, the electron (positron) outgoing angle and the typical quantum parameters of the Compton effect and Breit–Wheeler process stimulated by the external field. The resonant differential cross section is obtained in the absence of the interference of reaction channels. It is shown that the resonant differential cross section can exceed the corresponding differential cross section of the Breit–Wheeler process in the absence of the external field by six orders of magnitude.

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The research was supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Education and Science in the framework of the Strategic Academic Leadership Program “Priority 2030” (agreement 075-15-2023-380, February 20, 2023).

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Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, 2023, Vol. 216, pp. 577–589 https://doi.org/10.4213/tmf10449.

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Serov, V.D., Roshchupkin, S.P. & Dubov, V.V. Resonant Breit–Wheeler process in a strong electromagnetic field. Theor Math Phys 216, 1396–1407 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040577923090131

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