Bethe-Maximon result

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.36.2846· OSTI ID:5920544

Blankenbecler, R; Drell, S D

We develop and illustrate a very simple eikonal technique in the framework of one-particle quantum mechanics for calculating radiation during scattering and apply it to derive the celebrated result of Bethe and Maximon for bremsstrahlung from a point Coulomb target with a large charge Ze. This approach is a modification of that developed in a previous paper for calculating radiation during the collision of electron-positron beam pulses (beamstrahlung). The differences in the physics of scattering from a localized target and from an extended target are clarified. A second reason for the present note is the simplicity of our method and its possible extension to other processes.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 5920544
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 36:9; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANNIHILATION
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
COULOMB FIELD
EIKONAL APPROXIMATION
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRODYNAMICS
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON-POSITRON INTERACTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FIELD THEORIES
FUNCTIONS
GAUGE INVARIANCE
GREEN FUNCTION
INTERACTIONS
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
LEPTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATRICES
MATRIX ELEMENTS
MECHANICS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
PHOTONS
QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUANTUM MECHANICS
RADIATIONS
S MATRIX
SCATTERING