@misc{middents_angledifferential_cross_2023, 
author={Middents, W., Weber, G., Gumberize, A., Hahn, C., Krings, T., Kurz, N., Pfäfflein, P., Schell, N., Spillmann, U., Strnat, S., Vockert, M., Volotka, A., Surzhykov, A., Stöhlker, T.},
title={Angle-differential cross sections for Rayleigh scattering of highly linearly polarized hard x rays on Au atoms},
year={2023},
howpublished = {journal article},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.107.012805},
abstract = {We perform a study on Rayleigh scattering of highly linearly polarized hard x rays on a thin Au foil target. In the study the angular distribution of the scattered radiation is analyzed in a relativistic regime both within and out of the plane of polarization of the incident beam. Within this experiment we scatter a synchrotron beam with a photon energy of 175 keV on a high-Z target foil, namely, gold. Our findings correlate well with state-of-the-art calculations of the scattering process performed in the framework of quantum electrodynamics and may have considerable impact on future experiments regarding a polarization-resolved analysis of Delbrück scattering. Furthermore, we show that the angular distribution of Rayleigh scattering can be used for a highly sensitive determination of the degree and orientation of the linear polarization of the incident hard-x-ray beam, if we rely on the theoretical framework.},
note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.107.012805} (DOI). Middents, W.; Weber, G.; Gumberize, A.; Hahn, C.; Krings, T.; Kurz, N.; Pfäfflein, P.; Schell, N.; Spillmann, U.; Strnat, S.; Vockert, M.; Volotka, A.; Surzhykov, A.; Stöhlker, T.: Angle-differential cross sections for Rayleigh scattering of highly linearly polarized hard x rays on Au atoms. Physical Review A. 2023. vol. 107, 012805. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.107.012805}}