One- and two-photon Compton scattering in strong magnetic fields

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Jul 1986

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Physical Review D - Particles and Fields, 3rd Series (ISSN 0556-2821), vol. 34, July 15, 1986, p. 440-451.

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Compton Effect, Inelastic Scattering, Magnetic Fields, Photon-Electron Interaction, S Matrix Theory, Scattering Cross Sections, Cyclotron Resonance, Electron Distribution, Neutron Stars, Plasmas (Physics), Pulsars, Relativistic Effects

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Calculations are made of the Compton scattering cross section in a very strong magnetic field, such as encountered in pulsars, for arbitrary photon and electron energies. The effect of the vacuum polarization in the weak-field limit is included as well as the plasma polarizability. Radiative transitions between any pair of Landau levels are included as well as two-photon scattering. The latter process, due to the presence of the cyclotron resonance, becomes comparable to nonresonant one-photon scattering when excited final states are allowed, and acts as a source of photons which is more important than bremsstrahlung at low plasma densities.

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