Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2004-12-09
Phys.Rev. C72 (2005) 015502
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
22 pages (revtex4), 1 figure; v2: more detailed discussion on astrophysical applications in conclusion section, accepted for p
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevC.72.015502
The beta-decay of a neutron into a bound $(pe^-)$ state and an antineutrino in the presence of a strong uniform magnetic field ($B \gtrsim 10^{13}$ G) is considered. The beta-decay process is treated within the framework of the standard model of weak interactions. A Bethe-Salpeter formalism is employed for description of the bound $(pe^-)$ system in a strong magnetic field. For the field strengths $10^{13}$ G$ \lesssim B \lesssim10^{18}$ G the estimate for the ratio of the bound-state decay rate $w_b$ and the usual (continuum-state) decay rate $w_c$ is derived. It is found that in such strong magnetic fields $w_b/w_c \sim 0.1-0.4$. This is in contrast to the field-free case, where $w_b/w_c \simeq 4.2 \times 10^{-6}$ [J. N. Bahcall, Phys. Rev. {\bf 124}, 495 (1961); L. L. Nemenov, Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. {\bf 15}, 582 (1972); X. Song, J. Phys. G: Nucl. Phys. {\bf 13}, 1023 (1987)]. The dependence of the ratio $w_b/w_c$ on the magnetic field strength $B$ exhibits a logarithmic-like behavior. The obtained results can be important for applications in astrophysics and cosmology.
Kouzakov Konstantin A.
Studenikin Alexander I.
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