Comparison of $1 γ$ and $2 γ$ Pair Annihilation in Strong Magnetic Fields

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8 January 1979

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters

Vol. 42 (2) , 79-82
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.42.79

Abstract

Using the exact relativistic eigenstates of electrons and positrons, I obtain the cross sections for

e^{+} e^{-} \to 1 γ

and

e^{+} e^{-} \to 2 γ

annihilation in strong magnetic fields, which enables one to decide which of the two processes should be predominant in pulsar magnetospheres.

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