Consider an x-ray beam, with radioactive source, with = 1.00 Å, and also a y-ray beam from a 137Cs = 1.88 x 10-² Å. If the radiation scattered beam from free electrons is viewed at 90° to the incident beam: a) What's the Compton wavelength shift in each case? b) What kinetic energy is given to a recoiling electron in each case? c) What percentage of the incident photon energy is lost in the collision in each case?

Consider an x-ray beam, with radioactive source, with = 1.00 Å, and also a y-ray beam from a 137Cs = 1.88 x 10-² Å. If the radiation scattered beam from free electrons is viewed at 90° to the incident beam: a) What's the Compton wavelength shift in each case? b) What kinetic energy is given to a recoiling electron in each case? c) What percentage of the incident photon energy is lost in the collision in each case?

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Chapter28: Quantum Physics

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