Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2000-12-19
Phys.Rev.D63:093001,2001
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
9 pages, 7 figures, RevTeX4
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.63.093001
The one-loop helicity amplitudes for the elastic scattering process $\gamma\nu\to\gamma\nu$ in the Standard Model are computed at high center of mass energies. A general decomposition of the amplitudes is utilized to investigate the validity of some of the key features of our results. In the center of mass, where $\sqrt{s} = 2\omega$, the cross section grows roughly as $\omega^6$ to near the threshold for $W$-boson production, $\sqrt{s} = m_W$. Although suppressed at low energies, we find that the elastic cross section exceeds the cross section for $\gamma\nu\to\gamma\gamma\nu$ when $\sqrt{s}>13 $ GeV. We demonstrate that the scattered photons are circularly polarized and the net value of the polarization is non-zero. Astrophysical implications of high energy photon-neutrino scattering are discussed.
Abbasabadi Ali
Devoto Alberto
Repko Wayne W.
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