10–15 Aug 2025
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
America/Los_Angeles timezone

Physics Model to Study Resonant Compton Scattering

SUP014
10 Aug 2025, 15:00
3h
Ballroom A (SAFE Credit Union Convention Center)

Ballroom A

SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

Poster Presentation MC2 - Photon Sources and Electron Accelerators SUP: Sunday Student Poster Session

Speaker

William Delooze (Duke University)

Description

Over the past several decades, the elastic interaction between photons and electrons known as Compton scattering, has been the foundational mechanism for generating high-energy photon beams, particularly in the gamma-ray regime. Resonant interactions between photons and atomic systems offer significantly enhanced resonant cross-sections, often several orders of magnitude greater than what is achievable through conventional Compton scattering of electron and photon beams. The Gamma Factory initiative at CERN aims to exploit this enhancement by employing ultra-relativistic, partially stripped ion beams to generate high-intensity gamma-ray beams. In this work, we first examine the energy-matching requirements for resonance. We then present a semi-classical model based on a damped-driven oscillator to describe resonant Compton scattering. This model provides physical insight into the resonant cross-section and the limitations imposed by beam-beam interactions. We also propose a framework for simulating the scattering process.

Funding Agency

This work is partially supported by DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-97ER41033.

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Author

William Delooze (Duke University)

Co-author

Ying Wu (Duke University)

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