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(a) Calculate the maximum increase in photon wave-length
Chapter 38, Problem 43P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 43P
(a) Calculate the maximum increase in photon wave-length that can occur during Compton scattering. (b) What is the energy (in electron volts) of the lowest-energy x-ray photon for which Compton scattering could result in doubling the original wavelength?
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QUESTION:
Problem 43P
(a) Calculate the maximum increase in photon wave-length that can occur during Compton scattering. (b) What is the energy (in electron volts) of the lowest-energy x-ray photon for which Compton scattering could result in doubling the original wavelength?
ANSWER:
Introduction
First we have to calculate the maximum possible change in the wavelength and then we have to calculate the energy of the lowest energy photon whose wavelength can be doubled.
Step 1
(a) The change in wavelength is given by
Now will be maximum when will be maximum. And will be maximum when will be minimum. Now the minimum value of is given by
for
Hence the is given by