After a 0.777 nm x-ray photon scatters from a free electron, the electron recoils at 1.30 106 m/s.(a) What is the Compton shift in the photon's wavelength?(b) Through what angle is the photon scattered
Compton effect
The incoming photons' energy must be in the range of an X-ray frequency to generate the Compton effect. The electron does not lose enough energy that reduces the wavelength of scattered photons towards the visible spectrum. As a result, with visible lights, the Compton effect is missing.
Recoil Velocity
The amount of backward thrust or force experienced by a person when he/she shoots a gun in the forward direction is called recoil velocity. This phenomenon always follows the law of conservation of linear momentum.
I have a physics question as follows: After a 0.777 nm x-ray photon scatters from a free electron, the electron recoils at 1.30 106 m/s.(a) What is the Compton shift in the photon's wavelength?(b) Through what angle is the photon scattered?
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