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On polarization effects in coulomb electron scattering

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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Polarization effects in Coulomb electron scattering are considered by using Stokes parameters technique. As four real parameters completely describe the intensity and the polarization of a beam, the transition probability is expressed by aT-matrix which operates on them and the general relation expressing theT-matrix in terms of theS-scattering matrix is then deduced. TheT-matrix connecting the Stokes parameters of the scattered beam with those of the incident one is obtained in Horn’s first approximation. As is well known, in this approximation there are no polarizing effects, but it becomes easy to discuss explicitly, the spin direction dependence on the scattering angle. TheT-matrix expression for a general spherical field is then obtained without using Born approximation, and some general features, and in particular the polarizing effect, are discussed.

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Usando la tecnica dei parametri di Stokes si considerano gli effetti di polarizzazione nello scattering coulombiano di elettroni. Poichè quattro parametri reali descritono completamente l’intensità e la polarizzazione di un fascio, la probability di transizione viene espressa mediante una matriceT che opera su di essi e viene inoltre dedotta la relazione générale che esprime la matriceT mediante la matrice di scatteringS. Viene ottenuta la matriceT che collega i parametri di Stokes del fascio diffuso a quelli del fascio incidente in prima approssimazione di Born. Come è ben noto, in questa approssimazione non si hanno effetti polarizzanti, ma risulta facile discutere esplicitamente la dipendenza délia direzione dello spin dall’angolo di scattering. Viene quindi ottenuta, senza usare Papprossimazione di Born, l’espressione générale délia matriceT per un campo centrale e vengono discusse alcune caratteristiche generali, in particolare l’effetto polarizzante.

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Passatore, G. On polarization effects in coulomb electron scattering. Nuovo Cim 6, 850–863 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02745812

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