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Resonant pair production in a strong electric field
Popov V.S.
Pair production form vacuum by an external electromagnetic field has been evoking considerable interest in recent years (see [1 4] and the references cited therein). Experimental observation of this process would mean a verification of one of the important predictions of quantum electrodynamics [5]. Such an experiment will apparently be made possible by progress in laser technology. The e+e" pairs are produced in this case by a field F(t) that depends periodically on the time. In this article we wish to call attention to the fact that pair production has in this case certain peculiarities connected with the periodicity of the field.
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![](/ps/1567/article_24013_800_head.png "Pair production form vacuum by an external electromagnetic field has been evoking considerable interest in recent years (see [1 4] and the references cited therein). Experimental observation of this process would mean a verification of one of the important predictions of quantum electrodynamics [5]. Such an experiment will apparently be made possible by progress in laser technology. The e<sup>+</sup>e" pairs are produced in this case by a field F(t) that depends periodically on the time. In this article we wish to call attention to the fact that pair production has in this case certain peculiarities connected with the periodicity of the field.")