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  "abstract": "We examine the kinematics of Compton and inverse Compton scattering by Dirac carriers in graphene. Unlike photons in vacuum, which propagate at the speed of light c, graphene carriers have a characteristic velocity vF, with vF much less than c. This difference means that the standard Compton scattering formula cannot be applied to graphene simply by replacing c with vF. We first examine Compton-like scattering for a gapless Dirac carrier initially at the Dirac point and for a gapped carrier at the band edge, both corresponding to zero in-plane momentum. We then consider scattering from an energetic gapless Dirac carrier. By combining energy conservation with the graphene dispersion and in-plane momentum conservation, we obtain a quadratic equation for the scattered photon energy within the model considered. This relation is the main kinematic result of the work. We identify inverse Compton-like scattering by the transfer of energy from the carrier to the photon, subject to the simultaneous conservation of energy and in-plane momentum. We also discuss how this process differs kinematically from Doppler-shifted emission, Cerenkov-like radiation, harmonic generation, photon drag, and other nonlinear optical processes. Finally, we propose a time-resolved pump-probe arrangement in which the scattered photon spectrum is the primary observable, while time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (TR-ARPES) provides an independent probe of the nonequilibrium carrier distribution. These results provide a kinematic framework for analysing inverse Compton-like scattering in graphene and for identifying the conditions under which energy can be transferred from energetic Dirac carriers to photons.",
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  "arxiv": "2610.23358",
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    {
      "name": "Dar Faheem Ul Haq"
    },
    {
      "name": "Naveed Ahmad Shah"
    },
    {
      "name": "SSZ Ashraf"
    }
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/15ghz7fdp19kd.bib",
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2610.23358",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.23358",
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  "published": "2026-10-16",
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  "title": "Kinematics of Inverse Compton Scattering from Dirac Carriers in Graphene",
  "title_text": "Kinematics of Inverse Compton Scattering from Dirac Carriers in Graphene",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:33:28Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/15ghz7fdp19kd",
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