Relativistic polarization analysis of Rayleigh scattering by atomic hydrogen
A relativistic analysis of the polarization properties of light elastically scattered by atomic hydrogen is performed, based on the Dirac equation and second-order perturbation theory. The relativistic atomic states used for the calculations are obtained by making use of the finite basis set method...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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3 October 2012
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Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
Year: 2012, Volume: 86, Issue: 4 |
| ISSN: | 1094-1622 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.043405 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.043405 Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.043405 
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| Author Notes: | L. Safari, P. Amaro, S. Fritzsche, J. P. Santos, S. Tashenov, and F. Fratini |
| Summary: | A relativistic analysis of the polarization properties of light elastically scattered by atomic hydrogen is performed, based on the Dirac equation and second-order perturbation theory. The relativistic atomic states used for the calculations are obtained by making use of the finite basis set method and are expressed in terms of B splines and B polynomials. We introduce two experimental scenarios in which the light is circularly and linearly polarized, respectively. For each of these scenarios, the polarization-dependent angular distribution and the degrees of circular and linear polarization of the scattered light are investigated as a function of scattering angle and photon energy. Analytical expressions are derived for the polarization-dependent angular distribution which can be used for scattering by both hydrogenic as well as many-electron systems. Detailed computations are performed for Rayleigh scattering by atomic hydrogen within the incident photon energy range 0.5 to 5 keV. Particular attention is paid to the effects that arise from higher (nondipole) terms in the expansion of the electron-photon interaction. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1094-1622 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.043405 |