Polarization and spin effects in processes of synchrotron radiation and pair creation in strong magnetic field

Author

Novak, O.P. ; Kholodov, R.I.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Appl. Phys., Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine, Sumy

fYear

2008

fDate

2-4 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

11

Lastpage

13

Abstract

The photon-induced process of electron-positron pair creation in a strong homogeneous magnetic field, provided that the polarization of particles is arbitrary, has been considered. The polarization of a photon is described in terms of the well-known Stokes parameters, and the relevant probabilities of the process turn out to have simple analytical expressions, which allows us to analyze the polarization and spin effects. A substantial influence of the linear polarization of a photon on the spin orientations of electrons and positrons has been demonstrated.

Keywords

Landau levels; atom-photon collisions; electron-positron inclusive interactions; magneto-optical effects; quantum electrodynamics; synchrotron radiation; Stokes parameters; electron-positron pair creation; photon polarization; spin effects; synchrotron radiation; Electrons; Hydrogen; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Photonics; Physics; Polarization; Positrons; Stokes parameters; Synchrotron radiation; Landau levels; pair creation; polarization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Laser and Fiber-Optical Networks Modeling, 2008. LFNM 2008. 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Crimea

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2526-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2527-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LFNM.2008.4670375

Filename

4670375