Measuring the deviation from the Rutherford formula

摘要

Modern experiments with heavy ion-leptons collisions open the possibility tomeasure the deviation of cross section of small angles electron(positron)-ionelastic scattering from the Rutherford formula due to multiple virtual photonsexchange. The charge asymmetry and the polarization of the scattered leptonsare calculated and numerical predictions are given. A generalization to elasticproton-nucleus scattering is discussed.