X-rays of wavelength 2 = 22 pm (photon energy 56.3 keV) are scattered from a Carbon target and the scattered rays are detected at an angle of 85° to the incident beam. What is the Compton shift in pm of the scattered rays? (continued) What percentage of the initial X-ray photon energy is transferred to an electron in such scattering?

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X-rays of wavelength A = 22 pm (photon energy 56.3 keV) are
scattered from a Carbon target and the scattered rays are detected at
an angle of 85° to the incident beam.
What is the Compton shift in pm of the scattered rays?
(continued)
What percentage of the initial X-ray photon energy is transferred to
an electron in such scattering?
Transcribed Image Text:X-rays of wavelength A = 22 pm (photon energy 56.3 keV) are scattered from a Carbon target and the scattered rays are detected at an angle of 85° to the incident beam. What is the Compton shift in pm of the scattered rays? (continued) What percentage of the initial X-ray photon energy is transferred to an electron in such scattering?
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