Published July 1977 | Version v1
Journal article

The Compton defect

  • 1. Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center, Watertown, Mass. (USA)

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Independent Compton scattering studies on polyethylene and lithium with MoKα and MoKβ X-radiation have revealed that their Compton profiles are centred around a shifted wavelength which is some 10 eV smaller than that for a photon scattered from a stationary electron through the same angle. This Compton defect has also been observed in beryllium, and it is suggested that the defect is a general feature of Compton scattering from valence electrons arising from a many-body correction to the impulse approximation. (author)

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Journal Title
Philosophical Magazine
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
1
Series
Philos. Mag.
Journal Page Range
193-200
ISSN
0031-8086

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