Pair production in a magnetic and radiation field in a pulsar magnetosphere

Abstract

In the present work one- and two-photon pair production in a subcritical magnetic field have been considered. Two-photon production has been studied in the resonant case, when the cross section considerably increases compared to the nonresonant case. While one-photon pair production is considered to be the main mechanism of plasma generation in a pulsar magnetosphere, we suggest the existence of another one, which is resonant two-photon production process.

5 pages, 2 figures

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• Physics of Strongly Magnetized Neutron Stars
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