Concept explainers
Angle at which detector is placed to detect the scattered photon.
Answer to Problem 30P
Solution:
The detector is placed at an angle .
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Change in Wavelength of the photon,
Formula used:
The angle of the detector plate is calculated by the Compton formula
Here,
is the Planck’s constant
is the mass of the electron
is the
is the angle of detector plate
Calculation:
The angle of the detector plate is calculated as
Plugging the values in the above equation
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