Infrared divergence of the resonant Raman-Compton scattering.

The infrared divergence of the resonant Raman-Compton scattering has been studied in collisions of photons on atomic L electrons in the intermediate-momentum-transfer regime. Low-energy continua emitted by Zr atoms, excited, in the vicinity of the K edge, by the monochromatized x rays delivered by the LURE Synchrotron Radiation Facility, have been observed on vary thin targets and compared with the theoretically predicted infrared divergence of the Raman scattering. The characteristic change in shape of these continua has been studied on a wide energy range below the Zr K edge.