SPIN-RELATED POLARIZATION EFFECT IN COMPTON SCATTERING OF RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS,
Abstract
In the production of high energy photons from Compton scattering of particles by relativistic electrons, the inclusion of particle spin may significantly increase the scattering cross section and the degree of polarization. This paper studies the effect of various possible spin states on Compton scattering by relativistic electrons. The equation of differential cross section can be written according to the transition probability of particles. In the case of charged particles with longitudinal spin (spin parallel to direction of motion), an equation of energy distribution for secondary photons is derived. Calculation shows that the scattering cross section for the production of polarized high energy photons may be twice as large for particles with directional spin as for spinless particles. In the case of charged particles with transverse spin (spin perpendicular to direction of motion), the higher order approximations disappear in the relativistic case. Using a final state summation procedure, the scattering cross section equation for transverse spin charged particles can be easily reduced to the common Klein-Nishina formula for stationary electrons. Effected by the transverse spin, the scattered photons become partially or completely polarized despite the non-polarization of the primary photons. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 03, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0673841
Entities
People
- Lu Ching-fa
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center