Consider the Compton scattering of a photon of wavelength Xo by a free electron moving with a momentum of magnitude P in the same direction as that of the incident photon. (a) Show that in this case the Compton equation (1.42) becomes (po + P) c -sin' 2 (4) AX = 2\0 Е- Рс where po = h/o is the magnitude of the incident photon momentum, 0 is the photon scattering angle 1/2 and E = (m²c4 + P²c²)*/² is the initial electron energy.

Consider the Compton scattering of a photon of wavelength Xo by a free electron moving with a momentum of magnitude P in the same direction as that of the incident photon. (a) Show that in this case the Compton equation (1.42) becomes (po + P) c -sin' 2 (4) AX = 2\0 Е- Рс where po = h/o is the magnitude of the incident photon momentum, 0 is the photon scattering angle 1/2 and E = (m²c4 + P²c²)*/² is the initial electron energy.

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Chapter3: The Quantum Theroy Of Light

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