Phys. Rev. D 78, 014027 (2008) [13 pages]Pion and muon production in e-, e+, γ plasmaReceived 25 March 2008; published 31 July 2008 We study production and equilibration of pions and muons in relativistic electron-positron-photon plasma at a temperature of T≪mμ, mπ. We argue that the observation of pions and muons can be a diagnostic tool in the study of the initial properties of such a plasma formed by means of strong laser fields. Conversely, properties of muons and pions in a thermal environment become accessible to precise experimental study. © 2008 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.78.014027
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.78.014027
PACS:
13.60.Le, 52.27.Ny, 33.20.Xx
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