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Course Code: PHY1701 Course Title: ENGINEERING PHYSICS

Faculty: Dr. S. Balakrishnan

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MODULE 1: Compton Effect
PROBLEM SHEET

1. Photon of energy 1.02 MeV undergoes Compton scattering through . Determine the
energy of scattered of photon.

2. X-rays with wavelength 10-10 m are scattered from a carbon block. The scattered radiation
is viewed at 90◦ to the incident beam. (a) What is the Compton shift? (b) What is the kinetic
energy imparted to the recoiling electron?

3. X rays of wavelength 0.1 nm are scattered at an angle such that the recoil electron
acquires maximum kinetic energy. Calculate the wavelength of the scattered ray and the
energy of the recoil electrons.

4. Wavelength of a incident photon is 1 and that of a scattered photon is 1.02 .

Calculate the energy of the recoil electron.

5. A photon of wavelength 3 suffers Compton scattering by an electron at rest. If the

angle of scattering is , what is the kinetic energy of the recoil electron?

6. X rays of wavelength 1X10-11 m are incident on a stationary electron. What is the

wavelength of the X rays that are scattered directly backwards? What is the energy gained
by the scattered electron?

7. A photon whose energy equals the rest mass energy of an electron undergoes Compton
collision with an electron. Determine the energy of the scattered photon, if the electron
leaves off at an angle of with the original photon direction.

8. In a Compton effect experiment, incident X rays have a wavelength of 10 pm and

scattered X rays have a wavelength of 10.5 pm. Find the momentum (magnitude and
direction) of the recoil electron.