klein_nishina_cross_section#

atompy.physics.compton_scattering.klein_nishina_cross_section(Ein, cos_theta, normalize=False)[source]#

Calculate Klein Nishina cross section

Parameters:
E1array_like

energy of incoming photon in a.u.

cos_thetaarray_like

cosine of the scattering angles

Returns:
cross_sectionndarray

The differential cross section $dsigma/dOmega$ in cm^2 or, if normalize is True, normalized to its maximum