Optimizing the pulse shape for Schwinger pair production
Recent studies of the dynamically assisted Schwinger effect have shown that particle production is significantly enhanced by a proper choice of the electric field. We demonstrate that optimal control theory provides a systematic means of modifying the pulse shape in order to maximize the particle yi...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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27 August 2013
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Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology
Year: 2013, Volume: 88, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-10 |
| ISSN: | 1550-2368 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevD.88.045028 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.88.045028 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.88.045028 
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| Author Notes: | C. Kohlfürst, M. Mitter, G. von Winckel, F. Hebenstreit, and R. Alkofer |
| Summary: | Recent studies of the dynamically assisted Schwinger effect have shown that particle production is significantly enhanced by a proper choice of the electric field. We demonstrate that optimal control theory provides a systematic means of modifying the pulse shape in order to maximize the particle yield. We employ the quantum kinetic framework and derive the relevant optimal control equations. By means of simple examples we discuss several important issues of the optimization procedure such as constraints, initial conditions or scaling. By relating our findings to established results we demonstrate that the particle yield is systematically maximized by this procedure. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 25.03.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1550-2368 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevD.88.045028 |