Scattering Cross Section

Scattering Cross Section

[math]d\sigma = \frac{number\ of\ particles\ scattered\ / sec\ into\ d\Omega\ at\ \Theta , \Phi}{number\ of\ particles\ /cm^2\ /sec\ in\ incoming\ beam} = I(\Theta,\Phi)d\Omega[/math]

[math]where\ \frac{d\sigma}{d\Omega}\equiv differential\ scattering\ cross\ section[/math]

[math]and\ \int\limits_{\Theta=0}^{\pi} \int\limits_{\Phi=0}^{2\pi} \left(\frac{d\sigma}{d\Omega}\right)\ d\Omega \equiv total\ scattering\ cross\ section[/math]

Tranforming Cross Section

[math]\left( \begin{matrix} E^* \\ p^*_{x} \\ p^*_{y} \\ p^*_{z}\end{matrix} \right)=\left(\begin{matrix}\gamma^* & 0 & 0 & -\beta^* \gamma^*\\0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 &0 \\ -\beta^*\gamma^* & 0 & 0 & \gamma^* \end{matrix} \right) . \left( \begin{matrix}E_{1}+E_{2}\\ p_{1(x)}+p_{2(x)} \\ p_{1(y)}+p_{2(y)} \\ p_{1(z)}+p_{2(z)}\end{matrix} \right)[/math]