An overview of the theories used in compton scattering calculations

This paper discusses theoretical approaches for investigating Compton scattering from bound atomic electrons. It particularly emphasizes the understanding of methods currently used to obtain the scattered photon energy distribution at fixed scattering angle. This distribution is dominated by three features: the Compton line or peak, the resonant-Raman-Compton scattering and the infrared divergence at soft scattered photon energies. No single...