Figure 1

The collision between Photon and electron as shown in Figure 1 is called Compton Scattering. The collision is subject to laws of conservation of momentum and energy.

Equation (4) is called Compton shift formula; it has been verified experimentally.

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Index

33.1 Compton scattering of photons
33.2 Louis de Broglie's concept of matter waves
33.3 Electron Diffraction33.4 Bohr's Atom

Chapter 34