RAMAN CONTINUUM IN HIGH-T-C SUPERCONDUCTORS

Experimentally, Raman continuum for A(g) and B-g geometry exhibits pea ks far apart from each other (about 80-150 cm(-1)) in frequency. The f ormer is insensitive to doping over a small range where T-c does not v ary much whereas the latter shifts towards higher frequencies. We calc ulate the electronic Raman scattering intensities using the 'modified spin bag model'. We show that the calculated results have natural expl anation to the observed anomalous peak separation and peculiar doping dependence.