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Compton scattering of a spectrally narrow radiation flux by free electrons

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A kinetic equation that includes spontaneous and induced Compton scattering is obtained for the propagation of electromagnetic radiation in a gas of free electrons. The derivation includes terms on the order on (v/c)2 in the conservation laws. Numerical integration of the equation is performed for the case of plane-parallel propagation of the radiation flux in the electron gas.

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  1. Voroshilovgrad Machine-Building Institute, USSR

    Yu. I. Lysikov

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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 93–97, February, 1979.

In conclusion, the author wishes to express his gratitude to S. Shikhovtsova for help in conducting the numerical calculations.

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Lysikov, Y.I. Compton scattering of a spectrally narrow radiation flux by free electrons. Soviet Physics Journal 22, 187–190 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00892016

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