After a 0.8 nm x-ray photon scatters from a free electron, the electron recoils at 1.4 x 106 m/s- (a) What is the Compton shift in the photon's wavelength? (b) Through what angle is the photon scattered?

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After a 0.8 mm x-ray photon scatters from a free electron, the electron recoils at
1.4 x 106 m/s.
(a) What is the Compton shift in the photon's wavelength?
(b) Through what angle is the photon scattered?
Transcribed Image Text:After a 0.8 mm x-ray photon scatters from a free electron, the electron recoils at 1.4 x 106 m/s. (a) What is the Compton shift in the photon's wavelength? (b) Through what angle is the photon scattered?
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