Final-photon polarization in the scattering of photons by high-energy electrons

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.36.1320· OSTI ID:6276334

Choi, J; Choi, S Y; Ie, S H; Song, H S; Good, Jr, R H

A general method for calculating the polarization of the outgoing photon beam in any reaction is presented. As an example the method is applied to the high-energy photon beam produced in Compton scattering of a laser beam by a high-energy electron beam. The Stokes parameters of the outgoing photon beam, relative to a unit vector normal to the photon momentum and including their dependence on the polarization of incident photon and electron beams, are obtained explicitly. It is expected that this method will be useful, both in photon production reactions and in the subsequent high-energy photon reactions.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151, Korea
• OSTI ID: 6276334
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 36:5; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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645202* -- High Energy Physics-- Particle Interactions & Properties-Theoretical-- Electromagnetic Interactions & Properties
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
BASIC INTERACTIONS
COMPTON EFFECT
EIGENSTATES
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTRON-POSITRON INTERACTIONS
HELICITY
INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PHOTON-ELECTRON INTERACTIONS
PHOTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS
POLARIZATION
POLARIZED PRODUCTS
SCATTERING
SPIN
STOKES PARAMETERS