PRESENTATION

COMPTONS EFFECT
Piyush Kuchhal

Scattered Photon E= h p= h/c

Incident Photon E= h p= h/c

Scattered electron Target Electron E=mc2 p=0 E= m2c4 + p2c2 p= p

Scattered Photon E= h p= h/c

Incident Photon E= h p= h/c

Target Electron E=mc2 p=0

Scattered electron E= m2c4 + p2c2 p= p

h c

h cos c

h c p p cos

h sin c

p sin

To derive the Compton Effect scattering

We know,

Initial Momentum = Final Momentum

h h cos p cos + 0 = + c c 0 = h sin - p sin c

After multiplying the two equations by c, we get: p ccos = h - hcos p sin = hsin

By squaring each of these equations and adding the new ones together the angle is eliminated.

p2c2 = (h)2 2(h)(h)cos + (h)2

Next we equate the two expressions for total energy of a particle E = KE + mc2 E = m2c4 + p2c2

Squaring and equating: (KE + mc2)2 = m2c4 + p2c2 p2c2 = KE2 + 2mc2KE

But, KE = h - h So we have: p2c2 = (h)2 2(h)(h) + (h)2 + 2mc2(h - h)

Previously we had obtained: p2c2 = (h)2 2(h)(h)cos + (h)2 p2c2 = (h)2 2(h)(h) + (h)2 + 2mc2(h - h)

Equating the two equations: 2mc2(h - h) = 2(h)(h)(1-cos)

The above equation is simpler when expressed in terms of wavelength . And the dividing it with 2h2c2 we have:

mc h c

= c c (1-cos)

Since, /c = 1/ and /c = 1/ mc 1 h 1 = (1-cos)

Simplifying: - = h(1-cos) mc

This is the required expression for Comptons Scattering.

Reference
Bieser, Arthur : Concepts of Modern Physics

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