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'''Compton Scattering''' is a phenomenon in [[physics]], first explained by [[Arthur Holly Compton]] that confirms the quantum nature of [[x-rays]]. If a stream of x-rays are fired at a target they will be scattered and the scattered [[radiation]] will have smaller frequency (and longer wavelength) than the incident radiation. The change in wavelength is dependant on the angle through which the radiation is scattered. Arthur Compton earned the [[1927]] [[Nobel Prize for Physics]] for his discovery. | '''Compton Scattering''' is a phenomenon in [[physics]], first explained by [[Arthur Holly Compton]] that confirms the quantum nature of [[x-rays]]. If a stream of x-rays are fired at a target they will be scattered and the scattered [[radiation]] will have smaller frequency (and longer wavelength) than the incident radiation. The change in wavelength is dependant on the angle through which the radiation is scattered. Arthur Compton earned the [[1927]] [[Nobel Prize for Physics]] for his discovery. | ||
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<math> \lambda - \lambda' = \frac{h}{mc} (1-cos \theta) </math> | <math> \lambda - \lambda' = \frac{h}{mc} (1-cos \theta) </math> | ||
Revision as of 11:08, 20 December 2007
Compton Scattering is a phenomenon in physics, first explained by Arthur Holly Compton that confirms the quantum nature of x-rays. If a stream of x-rays are fired at a target they will be scattered and the scattered radiation will have smaller frequency (and longer wavelength) than the incident radiation. The change in wavelength is dependant on the angle through which the radiation is scattered. Arthur Compton earned the 1927 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery.
Compton Scattering Formula
If the radiation is scattered at an angle θ, and λ and λ'are the incident and scattered wavelengths then;
