Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2001-09-28
Phys.Rev. A66 (2002) 042720
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
LaTeX2e, 18 pages, 4 eps figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.66.042720
We derive the first terms in the amplitude of lepton pair production in the Coulomb fields of two relativistic heavy ions. Using the Sudakov technique, which very simplify the calculations in momentum space for the processes at high energies, we get the compact analytical expressions for differential cross section of the process under consideration in the lowest order in fine structure constant (Born approximation) valid for any momentum transfer and in a wide kinematics region for produced particles. Exploiting the same technique we consider the next terms of perturbation series (up to fourth order in fine structure constant) and investigate their energy dependence and limiting cases. It has been shown that taking in account all relevant terms in corresponding order one obtains the expressions which are gauge invariant and finite. We estimate the contribution of the Coulomb corrections to the total cross section and discuss the cancellations of the different terms which holds in the total cross section.
Bartos E.
Gevorkyan S. R.
Kuraev Eduard A.
Nikolaev Nikolai N.
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