Scattering of a photon by a ground-state electron in a strong magnetic field

Authors
Fomin, PI Kholodov, RI
Citation
Pi. Fomin et Ri. Kholodov, Scattering of a photon by a ground-state electron in a strong magnetic field, LASER PHYS, 10(5), 2000, pp. 1150-1155
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
LASER PHYSICS
ISSN journal
1054660X → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1150 - 1155
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-660X(200009/10)10:5<1150:SOAPBA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We investigate the Compton scattering of a photon by an electron residing i n the ground Landau level in a strong external magnetic field under both re sonant and nonresonant conditions. It is demonstrated that the cross sectio n of this process displays an oscillatory behavior as a function of the fre quency of an incident photon. For the fields of similar to 10(12) G, the cy clotron-resonance cross section is six orders of magnitude higher than the nonresonant cross section.