NASA NTRS · 19870037452
A simple and fast method for computing the relativistic Compton Scattering Kernel for radiative transfer
Abstract
The Klein-Nishina differential cross section averaged over a relativistic Maxwellian electron distribution is analytically reduced to a single integral, which can then be rapidly evaluated in a variety of ways. A particularly fast method for numerically computing this single integral is presented. This is, to the authors' knowledge, the first correct computation of the Compton scattering kernel.
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Kershaw, David S., Prasad, Manoj K., Beason, J. Douglas. 1986-10-01. A simple and fast method for computing the relativistic Compton Scattering Kernel for radiative transfer. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870037452
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