Compton Scattering
In Compton scattering, two photons are involved, and both the incoming and the outgoing one are of the radiation field type. Also, the process is of the same order (in α) as Coulomb scattering treated in the previous chapter, since two vertices are involved in diagrams associated with covariant pert...
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| Published in | Electromagnetic Processes p. 177 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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Princeton University Press
21.07.2020
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | In Compton scattering, two photons are involved, and both the incoming and the outgoing one are of the radiation field type. Also, the process is of the same order (in α) as Coulomb scattering treated in the previous chapter, since two vertices are involved in diagrams associated with covariant perturbation theory for spin-½ charges. Actually, in the high-energy limit, the Compton cross section depends very much on the spin of the charged particle that scatters the photon. In this limit, the main contribution to the scattering is a result of interactions with the particle’s magnetic moment. At high energies, then, |
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| ISBN: | 9780691124438 0691124434 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctv131bv37.8 |