Raman continuum in high-$T_c$ superconductors

Abstract

Experimentally, Raman continuum for $A_g$ and $B_g$ geometry exhibits peaks far apart from each other (about 80 to 150 $\rm cm^{-1}$) in frequency. The former is insensitive to doping over a small range where $T_c$ does not vary much whereas the latter shifts towards higher frequencies. We calculate the electronic Raman scattering intensities using the `modified spin bag model'. We show that the calculated results have natural explanation to the observed anamolous peak separation and peculiar doping dependence.