Ultra high energy photon showers in magnetic field:angular distribution of produced particles

Abstract

Ultra high energy (UHE) photons can initiate electromagnetic showers in magnetic field. We analyze the two processes that determine the development of the shower, $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ pair creation and synchrotron radiation, and derive formulae for the angular distribution of the produced particles. These formulae are necessary to study the three-dimensional development of the shower.

arXiv commentRevTex, 13 pages, 4 figures