Compton Scattering, Pair Annihilation and Pair Production in a Plasma

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dc.creatorKrishan, Vinod
dc.date1999-11-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:34:17Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:34:17Z
dc.descriptionThe square of the four momentum of a photon in vacuum is zero. However, in an unmagnetized plasma it is equal to the square of the plasma frequency. Further, the electron-photon coupling vertex is modified in a plasma to include the effect of the plasma medium. I calculate the cross sections of the three processes - the Compton scattering, electron-positron pair annihilation and production in a plasma. At high plasma densities, the cross sections are found to change significantly. Such high plasma densities exist in several astrophysical sources.
dc.description8 pages tex files including figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9911136
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9911136
dc.identifierProceeding IAU Symposium, 195
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/15187
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleCompton Scattering, Pair Annihilation and Pair Production in a Plasma
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