Observation of Resonant Diffusive Radiation in Random Multilayered Systems

We propose a setup for measuring visible and near-visible internal Smith-Purcell radiation and Cherenkov Diffraction Radiation, based on silica and silicon, and perform quantitative numerical analysis of its radiation efficiency. We calculate the total radiated energy per electron and the spectral distribution of different radiation orders, taking into account material dispersion and absorption. For an optimized silica grating of 200 micrometer length, the total radiated ener...

In this paper, based on the analysis of the formula (2.2) for calculating the elastic scattering diagrams of microparticles on a multilayer crystal surface, derived by the author in the article [3], it is shown that the stochastic approach to solving the problem of scattering of elementary particles on crystals can serve as an alternative to the Louis de Broglie hypothesis about the wave properties of material particles. The results of calculations by formula (2.2), presented...

Geant4 is a complex and widely-used software toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter and the interactions they undergo. It contains very extensive and flexible optical physics capabilities. These allow for the specification of a lot of properties for materials and surfaces as well as for the optical physics process itself. Because of this large variety of possible adjustments, there is a number of peculiarities of the optical physics in Geant4,...

Multiple scattering of polarised electromagnetic waves in diffusive media is investigated by means of radiative transfer theory. The method becomes exact in several situations of interest, such as a thick-slab experiment (slab thickness L >> mean free path $\ell >> wavelength \lambda)$. The present study is restricted to Rayleigh scattering. It incorporates in a natural way the dependence on the incident and detected polarisations, and takes full account of the internal refle...

We study by means of experiments and Monte Carlo simulations, the scattering of light in random media, to determine the distance upto which photons travel along almost undeviated paths within a scattering medium, and are therefore capable of casting a shadow of an opaque inclusion embedded within the medium. Such photons are isolated by polarisation discrimination wherein the plane of linear polarisation of the input light is continuously rotated and the polarisation preservi...

The distribution function for the intensity of radiation propagating in a random medium is analyzed for arbitrary multiplicity of scattering (for arbitrary relation between the distance of propagation and mean free path), including as limiting cases purely ballistic and purely diffusive regimes. The calculation is fulfilled in the framework of diagram techniques and is based on the topological analysis of diagram.

This study introduces a novel method to investigate in-situ light transport within optically thick ensembles of cold atoms, exploiting the internal structure of alkaline-earth metals. A method for creating an optical excitation at the center of a large atomic cloud is demonstrated, and we observe its propagation through multiple scattering events. In conditions where the cloud size is significantly larger than the transport mean free path, a diffusive regime is identified. We...

In both particle physics and cosmic ray muon applications, a high-resolution muon momentum measurement capability plays a significant role not only in providing valuable information on the properties of subatomic particles but also in improving the utilizability of muons. Currently, muon momentum is estimated by reconstructing the muon path using a strong magnetic field and muon trackers. Alternatively, time-of-flight or multiple Coulomb scattering techniques are less frequen...

Currently, most of the Cherenkov phenomenon researches for the X-ray region are theoretical studies; there are only a few experiments in this area. Here the new experimental results on observation of X-ray Cherenkov radiation generated by 5.7 MeV electrons in the thin Be and Si foils are presented. The Cherenkov effect from Be was observed for the first time. The experimental results are compared with the calculations performed according to the theoretical model of transition...

Decoherence can be provided by a dissipative environment as described by the Caldeira-Leggett equation. This equation is foundational to the theory of quantum dissipation. However, no experimental test has been performed that measures for one physical system both the dissipation and the decoherence. Anglin and Zurek predicted that a resistive surface could provide such a dissipative environment for a free electron wave passing close to it. We propose that the electron wave's ...