An X-ray photon of 0.05 nm wavelength horizontally strikes a free, stationary electron, and the scattered photon departs at 90° from the initial photon direction. Determine the momentum of each of the following particles: incident photon, scattered photon and electron.
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 X-ray photon of 0.05 nm wavelength horizontally strikes a free, stationary electron, and
the scattered photon departs at 90° from the initial photon direction. Determine the momentum
of each of the following particles: incident photon, scattered photon and electron.
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