Abstract
The Waller-Hartree theory for the incoherent Compton scattering of x-rays is extended to include the effects fo the inherent nonsphericity of atomic charge distributions. The dependence of the scattering on atomic orientation is treated by a general formalism which depends on the use of the matrix elements of a unitary representation of the group of three-dimensional rotations. Application is made to derive the one-electron scattering matrix elements from atoms with s, p, and d electrons. It is shown that by a proper averaging over all orientations of the scattering vector, "mean" scattering formulas result which may be used directly for predicting the scattering from monatomic gases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 169-175 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physical Review |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 1959 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy