Calculate the Compton shift when 5 nm X-rays are scattered at 50°.

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Calculate the Compton shift when 5 nm X-rays are scattered at 50°.
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the Compton shift when 5 nm X-rays are scattered at 50°.
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Concept and Principle:
  • The Compton effect is one of the ways by which radiation interacts with matter. This interaction takes place through the scattering of radiation by electrons.

 

  • In the Compton effect, the radiation that is scattered by the electron will have lower energy and longer wavelength. The lost energy is taken up by the electron.

 

  • The Compton shift is given by,

Δλ=hmec(1cosθ)

Here hmec is a constant known as Compton wavelength of the electron, and has a value of  0.002426 nm, and θ is the scattering angle.

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