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Wave-particle duality of radiation in Compton scattering

In this work we analyze the wave-particle aspects of radiation in the (incoherent) Compton scattering in the radiation energy range from 2 to 100 keV. From the calculated cross sections for the scattering from electron (positron), hydrogen and positronium we construct the Interpretation functions (IFs) where our assertion is that the Compton scattering from the free electron (positron) is an established example for the particle behavior of radiation. These IFs estimate the possibility of interpretation of radiation in terms of the waves or particles in an analogy with the analysis carried out in the coherent scattering of light. Based on these IFs we propose a new criterion for an estimation of validity of the impulse approximation (IA).

Compton scattering ; Positronium ; Interpretation function

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