Phys. Rev. A 45, 3121 - 3125 (1992)Coulomb scattering near mirrors: Quantum corrections to the Rutherford formula |
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Jonathan P. Dowling
Weapons Sciences Directorate, AMSMI-RD-WS, Research, Development, Engineering Center, U. S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898-5248
Received 30 August 1991
When Coulomb scattering takes place near mirrors, additional scattering amplitudes occur due to the reflection of virtual photons. Under certain conditions these amplitudes can interfere, in a purely quantum-mechanical fashion, giving rise to possibly observable fringes in the differential-scattering cross section. The effect is calculated here for a Coulomb potential near a single mirror and also between a pair of parallel mirrors. The experimental feasibility is then briefly discussed.
©1992 The American Physical Society
URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v45/p3121
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.45.3121
PACS: 42.50.Wm, 03.80.+r, 42.60.Da
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