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Muon-pair creation by two x-ray laser photons in the field of an atomic nucleus.
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PMID:  18764439     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The generation of muon-antimuon pairs is calculated in the collision of an ultrarelativistic bare ion with an intense x-ray laser beam. The reaction proceeds nonlinearly via absorption of two laser photons. By systematic study throughout the nuclear chart, we show that the interplay between the nuclear charge and size, along with the possibility of nuclear excitation leads to saturation of the total production rates for high-Z ions, in contrast to the usual Z2 scaling for pointlike projectiles. The process is experimentally accessible by combining present-day ion accelerators with near-future laser sources and in principle allows for the measurement of nuclear form factors.
Authors:
Carsten Müller; Carlus Deneke; Christoph H Keitel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-08-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review letters     Volume:  101     ISSN:  0031-9007     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys. Rev. Lett.     Publication Date:  2008 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-09-03     Completed Date:  2008-09-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401141     Medline TA:  Phys Rev Lett     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  060402     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
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