An electron, traveling at a speed of 5.80×1065.80×106 m/s, strikes the target of an X-ray tube. Upon impact, the electron decelerates to two-third of its original speed, with an X-ray photon being emitted in the process. What is the wavelength of the photon?
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.
An electron, traveling at a speed of 5.80×1065.80×106 m/s, strikes the target of an X-ray tube. Upon impact, the electron decelerates to two-third of its original speed, with an X-ray photon being emitted in the process. What is the wavelength of the photon?
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