Time-dependent QED approach to x-ray nonlinear Compton scattering
Abstract
Motivated by a recent experiment, we theoretically investigate the process of x-ray nonlinear Compton scattering (XNLC). Our approach is based on the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for an atomic system subject to an intense x-ray pulse, and explicitly accounts for the spontaneous scattering into a quantized photonic mode. We employ our framework to study multiple nonlinear scattering scenarios. Initially, we consider soft x rays at 500eV photon energy to scatter nonlinearly off a helium target. For this, we find that XNLC is dominated by certain third-order processes rather than the naïvely expected mechanisms pertaining to the lowest order of perturbation theory. Subsequently, we apply our model to XNLC in helium at 4.0keV photon energy and beryllium at 9.7keV. Contrary to the conclusions drawn from the experimental observations, our results suggest a good agreement of the XNLC spectrum with simple, free-electron model predictions. Furthermore, our studies reveal striking qualitative similarities of linear and nonlinear Compton scattering cross sections in this regime.
- Authors:
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany); Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany); The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Hamburg (Germany)
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1504575
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1546330
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515; 194651731
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review A
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 99; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9926
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
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Krebs, Dietrich, Reis, David A., and Santra, Robin. Time-dependent QED approach to x-ray nonlinear Compton scattering. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1103/physreva.99.022120.
Krebs, Dietrich, Reis, David A., & Santra, Robin. Time-dependent QED approach to x-ray nonlinear Compton scattering. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.99.022120
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"Time-dependent QED approach to x-ray nonlinear Compton scattering". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.99.022120. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1504575.
@article{osti_1504575,
title = {Time-dependent QED approach to x-ray nonlinear Compton scattering},
author = {Krebs, Dietrich and Reis, David A. and Santra, Robin},
abstractNote = {Motivated by a recent experiment, we theoretically investigate the process of x-ray nonlinear Compton scattering (XNLC). Our approach is based on the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for an atomic system subject to an intense x-ray pulse, and explicitly accounts for the spontaneous scattering into a quantized photonic mode. We employ our framework to study multiple nonlinear scattering scenarios. Initially, we consider soft x rays at 500eV photon energy to scatter nonlinearly off a helium target. For this, we find that XNLC is dominated by certain third-order processes rather than the naïvely expected mechanisms pertaining to the lowest order of perturbation theory. Subsequently, we apply our model to XNLC in helium at 4.0keV photon energy and beryllium at 9.7keV. Contrary to the conclusions drawn from the experimental observations, our results suggest a good agreement of the XNLC spectrum with simple, free-electron model predictions. Furthermore, our studies reveal striking qualitative similarities of linear and nonlinear Compton scattering cross sections in this regime.},
doi = {10.1103/physreva.99.022120},
journal = {Physical Review A},
number = 2,
volume = 99,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 EST 2019}
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