Abstract
The production of electron-positron pairs by electrostatic waves in quantum plasmas is investigated. In particular, a semiclassical governing set of equations for a self-consistent treatment of pair creation by the Schwinger mechanism in a quantum plasma is derived.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 313-317 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | JETP Letters |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Jun 2006 |
Keywords
- pair plasma
- pair creation
- recombination