Enhanced pair production in frequency modulated Sauter potential wells

Abstract: Electron-positron pair production in frequency modulated Sauter potential wells is investigated in the framework of the computational quantum field theory. In combined potential wells with a static Sauter potential well and a frequency modulated oscillating one, the modulated amplitude has a large effect on the number of created pairs. The optimal modulation amplitude of frequency at different center frequencies is obtained, which increases the number of electrons at about two times. However, for a single oscillating potential well with frequency modulation, chirp effect is sensitive to the center frequency, and the number of electrons can be enhanced even to four orders of magnitude at a regime of low center frequency. It implies that for a slowly oscillating Sauter potential well, the chirp effect through the frequency modulation is better than adding a static potential well to improve the pair production.