Compton Interaction of a Photon Gas with a Plasma

Paul Woodward

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.1.2731

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Compton Interaction of a Photon Gas with a Plasma

Paul Woodward

Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94551

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Phys. Rev. D 1, 2731 – Published 15 May, 1970

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.1.2731

Abstract

The rate of energy transfer due to Compton collisions from a photon gas to a Maxwell electron gas is calculated to fourth order in the expansion parameters $\frac{k T_{e}}{m c^{2}}$ and $\frac{k T_{R}}{m c^{2}}$ . The photon distribution is taken to be Planckian at a temperature $T_{R}$ not equal to the electron temperature $T_{e}$ . It is found that the nonrelativistic expression is accurate only for $k T_{R} \leq 2.5$ keV and $k T_{e} \leq 20$ keV, while the fourth-order expression is accurate for $k T_{R} \leq 10$ keV and $k T_{e} \leq 80$ keV.

References (6)

R. Weymann, Phys. Fluids 8, 2112 (1965)
F. C. Jones, Phys. Rev. 137, B1306 (1965)
A. M. Sessler and R. J. Riddell, Jr. (private communication)
A. Warham, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Report No. 003/68 (unpublished)
E. G. Corman, following paper, Phys. Rev. D 1, 2734 (1970)
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[c1] R. Weymann, Phys. Fluids 8, 2112 (1965)

[c2] F. C. Jones, Phys. Rev. 137, B1306 (1965)

[c3] A. M. Sessler and R. J. Riddell, Jr. (private communication)

[c4] A. Warham, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Report No. 003/68 (unpublished)

[c5] E. G. Corman, following paper, Phys. Rev. D 1, 2734 (1970)

[c6] Omitted endnote

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