Experimental measurements of intensity distribution in two-photon compton scattering

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6329918

Sandhu, B S; Singh, B; Ghumman, B S ^[1]

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1. Punjabi Univ. (India)

In two-photon Compton scattering, interaction of a gamma quantum with an atomic electron gives rise to emission of two degraded gamma quanta along with the recoil electron. An exact theory for this phenomenon has been provided by Mandl and Skyrme, and the expression for the cross section can be regarded as the two-photon Compton analog of the well-known Klein-Nishina relation for single-photon Compton scattering. The recent general interest in two-photon Compton scattering has been manyfold. First, it provides a test of quantum electrodynamics; secondly, it gives a mechanism of photon multiplication; and thirdly, there is an appreciable contribution of this effect to total scattering coefficients at higher incident photon energies.

• OSTI ID: 6329918
• Report Number(s): CONF-920919--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 65:1; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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