US-India Cooperative Research: Investigations on Theoretical Aspects of Compton Scattering

该奖项支持美印合作研究项目“康普顿散射理论研究”。匹兹堡大学的Richard Pratt教授和加尔各答玻色研究所的Barum Chatterjee教授将研究光子与物质相互作用的基本过程之一，即非弹性光子（康普顿）散射。这已经成为一个重新研究的主题，因为实验测量的精度已经达到了一个水平，在这个水平上，所有理论计算中固有的基本假设和近似都可以被重新检验。通过将最先进的理论计算预测的横截面与精确的实验结果和其他理论预测进行比较，这项研究将增加对光子非弹性散射的理论理解程度。美国PI是这一研究领域的领先国际专家。此次合作将印度一个实验小组的专业知识与美国一个理论小组的专业知识结合起来，将促进对康普顿散射的基本理解，并激发玻色研究所的新实验研究。预计它将加强两国的研究和教育，并鼓励建立新的伙伴关系。该活动由印度政府科学技术部（DST）在国家科学基金会/DST联合项目下共同资助。

0352483PrattDescription: This award supports the U.S.-India collaborative research entitled Investigations on Theoretical Aspects of Compton Scattering. Professors Richard Pratt, University of Pittsburgh and Barum Chatterjee, Bose Institute, Calcutta will investigate one of the basic processes by which photons interact with matter, inelastic photon (Compton) scattering. This has become a subject of renewed investigation since the precision of experimental measurements has reached a level at which underlying assumptions and approximations inherent in all theoretical calculations can be reexamined. This research will increase the extent of theoretical understanding of the inelastic scattering of photons, by comparing cross sections predicted from the most advanced theoretical calculations with precise experimental results and with other theoretical predictions. The US PI is the leading international expert in this field of research. The collaboration, which joins the expertise of an experimental group in India with that of a theoretical US group, will advance fundamental understanding of Compton scattering and motivate new experimental studies at the Bose Institute. It is expected to enhance research and education in the both countries and encourage the formation of new partnerships. This activity is cofunded by the Government of India's Department of Science & Technology (DST) under the NSF/DST joint program.