Compton scattering of photons from bound electrons: Full relativistic independent-particle-approximation calculations

Compton scattering from bound electrons is studied within external field quantum electrodynamics and the independent-particle approximation (IPA), but without making use of any additional approximations, such as the impulse or incoherent-scattering factor approximations. Our calculations of the doubly differential cross section for scattering of unpolarized and polarized photons from bound atomic electrons as a function of scattered photon...