Speaker
Gabriella Piccinelli Bocchi
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Description
The effect of a homogeneous weak magnetic field on the decay process of a neutral scalar field to a pair of charged fermions is studied. The decay rate is calculated through the imaginary part of the self-energy of the scalar particle interacting with the charged fermions, at one loop. We find that the effect depends on the kinematical regime of the progenitor particle: for low transverse momenta, the decay is inhibited, while for high ones, the process is favored. We briefly discuss the possible physical reasons for this situation. The phenomenon can be relevant in early universe events or in high energy collisions.
Primary authors
Gabriella Piccinelli Bocchi
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Jorge Igor Jaber Urquiza
(Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Angel Sanchez Cecilio
(Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
