| Issue |
EPL
Volume 123, Number 2, July 2018
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 27001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Condensed Matter: Electronic Structure, Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/123/27001 | |
| Published online | 20 August 2018 | |
Determination of the effective atomic number: A theoretical justification
Department of Studies in Physics, University of Mysore - Manasagangotri, Mysore, Karnataka, 570006, India
Received: 24 February 2018
Accepted: 23 July 2018
In this paper, we have tried to seek a theoretical justification for the effective atomic number 
for Compton scattering studies by computing it from free atom Hartree-Fock wave function based Compton profiles compiled by Biggs et al. Typical experimental examples have been provided which show a good agreement with that of theory justifying the validity of the mixture rule. This envisages 
as a reliable mixture parameter that can quantify the understanding of photon interaction properties of complex media. The paper also provides details of how the theoretical Compton profiles can be used to calculate for Compton scattering of any sample at any energy or angle (momentum transfer).
PACS: 78.70.-g – Interactions of particles and radiation with matter / 34.50.-s – Scattering of atoms and molecules
© EPLA, 2018
Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.
Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.
Initial download of the metrics may take a while.