6.3 The Compton Effect

Question 1

Describe the Compton Effect

Answer 1

A bean f high energy X-rays is incident on a thin metal foil causing electrons to be ejected. Lower energy X-rays are also emitted.
The interaction between an X-ray photo and an electron may be treated as an elastic collision.

Question 2

What mass do photons have an equivalence to? (Formula)

Answer 2

P = h
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λ

E = pc

Question 3

Draw an X-ray

Answer 3

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Question 4

Describe Compton’s experiment.

Answer 4

A bean of high energy X-rays is incident on a thin metal foil causing electrons to be ejected. Lower energy X-rays are also emitted.
The interaction between an X-ray photon and an electron may be treated as an elastic collision.

Question 5

What is Compton’s scattering equation derived from?

Answer 5

The law of conservation of energy and the law of conservation of momentum.

Question 6

Draw an X- ray machine.

Answer 6

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