Intermittency and the Schwinger Tunneling Mechanism

Jun, 1989
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 229 (1989) 398-401
  • Published: 1989
Report number:
  • SACLAY-SPHT-89-96,
  • TPJU-13-89

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The creation of qq̄ pairs in an external field by tunneling (Schwinger mechanism) is applied in the context of a color tube model to e + e − annihilation. The model incorporates the strong fluctuations of the field implied by the charge shielding due to created pairs. Random cascading phenomena and various interactions among the pairs are observed in a Monte Carlo simulation. They give rise to a clear intermittency signal, compatible with recent experimental analyses.
  • ELECTRON POSITRON: ANNIHILATION
  • ANNIHILATION: ELECTRON POSITRON
  • QUARK: PAIR PRODUCTION
  • PAIR PRODUCTION: QUARK
  • EFFECT: TUNNELING
  • SPECTRUM: RAPIDITY
  • RAPIDITY: SPECTRUM
  • MOMENT: INTERMITTENCY
  • NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS