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• TITLE: Ettore Majorana and the Theoretical Problem of Photon-Electron Scattering

  AUTHORS: Marco Di Mauro, Salvatore Esposito, Adele Naddeo

  KEYWORDS: Ettore Majorana, Compton Effect, Photon-Electron Scattering

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Historical Studies, Vol.5 No.3, June 17, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Relevant contributions by Majorana regarding Compton scattering off free or bound electrons are considered in detail, where a (full quantum) generalization of the Kramers-Heisenberg dispersion formula is derived. The role of intermediate electronic states is appropriately pointed out in recovering the standard Klein-Nishina formula (for free electron scattering) by making recourse to a limpid physical scheme alternative to the (then unknown) Feynman diagram approach. For bound electron scattering, a quantitative description of the broadening of the Compton line was obtained for the first time by introducing a finite mean life for the excited state of the electron system. Finally, a generalization aimed to describe Compton scattering assisted by a non-vanishing applied magnetic field is as well considered, revealing its relevance for present day research.