An ultra high energy electron (ß≈ 1) emits a photon. (a) Derive an expression to express the emission angle in the lab system in terms of 0*, the angle of emission in the rest frame of the electron. Also, (b) Show that half of the photons are emitted within a cone of half angle 0≈ 1/y.

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An ultra high energy electron (ß ≈ 1) emits a photon. (a) Derive an expression
to express the emission angle 0 in the lab system in terms of 0*, the angle
of emission in the rest frame of the electron. Also, (b) Show that half of the
photons are emitted within a cone of half angle
01/y.
Transcribed Image Text:An ultra high energy electron (ß ≈ 1) emits a photon. (a) Derive an expression to express the emission angle 0 in the lab system in terms of 0*, the angle of emission in the rest frame of the electron. Also, (b) Show that half of the photons are emitted within a cone of half angle 01/y.
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