Compton scattering of plasmons
We extend de concept of Compton scattering to the case of plasmons. This concept was originally applied to electrons in vacuum. Here, we consider electrons in a plasma, and study the scattering properties of photon-plasmon interactions. We show that a number n of plasmons with frequency ω ; ωp is sc...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UFRGS |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/268468 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10183/268468 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ondas de plasma Efeito compton Plasmons Compton scattering Plasma waves Volkov solutions |
| Sumario: | We extend de concept of Compton scattering to the case of plasmons. This concept was originally applied to electrons in vacuum. Here, we consider electrons in a plasma, and study the scattering properties of photon-plasmon interactions. We show that a number n of plasmons with frequency ω ; ωp is scattered by an electron, for an incident photon with frequency w w ¢ p, where ωp is the plasma frequency. We describe the general case of arbitrary n and assume that Compton scattering of plasmons is intrinsically a nonlinear process. Our theoretical model is based on Volkov solutions of the Klein–Gordon equation describing the state of relativistic electrons, when the spin is ignored. We derive the corresponding scattering probability, as well as the recoil formula associated with arbitrary final electron states. This process can be relevant to intense laser-plasma interactions. |
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