Phys. Rev. A 54, 467–473 (1996)Calculation of the electron-proton scattering cross sections in a strongly magnetized plasmaReceived 29 February 1996; published in the issue dated July 1996 We calculate and discuss the differential cross sections for nonrelativistic electrons in a strong magnetic field scattered by free protons with and without the emission of a photon. The electrons are assumed to be in the lowest Landau state before and after scattering. Forward scattering is the dominant part of the cross section but leads only to a small energy change per scattering. Another relevant contribution occurs if a cyclotron photon is emitted during the scattering event. This resonant process can change the electron energy by a large amount. © 1996 The American Physical Society. © 1996 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.54.467
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.54.467
PACS:
03.65.Nk, 52.20.Fs, 52.25.Tx, 95.30.Gv
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