photons of wavelength 0.0248 nm are incident on a target and the Compton-scattered photons are observed at 80.0° above the photons' incident line of travel. [Use relativistic units for this problem!] (a) What is the wavelength of the scattered photons? nm (b) What is the momentum of the incident photons? eV/c What is the momentum of the scattered photons? eV/c (c) What is the kinetic energy of the scattered electrons? eV (d) What is the momentum (magnitude and angle) of the scattered electrons? eV/c
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
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X-ray photons of wavelength 0.0248 nm are incident on a target and the Compton-scattered photons are observed at 80.0° above the photons' incident line of travel. [Use relativistic units for this problem!]
(a) What is the wavelength of the scattered photons? nm
(b) What is the momentum of the incident photons? eV/c
What is the momentum of the scattered photons? eV/c
(c) What is the kinetic energy of the scattered electrons? eV
(d) What is the momentum (magnitude and angle) of the scattered electrons? eV/c
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