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A 1.3 MeV gamma-ray Compton scatters in carbon. The scatter angle is 15. a) What is the energy of the scattered photon? b) What is

  • A 1.3 MeV gamma-ray Compton scatters in carbon. The scatter angle is 15°. 

  • a) What is the energy of the scattered photon? 

  • b) What is the wavelength of the scattered photon?

  • c) What is the momentum of the scattered photon (in J×s/m)?

  • d) What is the kinetic energy of the recoil electron, assuming it is the most easily ionized electron that is ejected? 

  • e) What is the momentum of the recoil electron (in J×s/m)?

  • f) What is the average distance that the 1.3 MeV photon traveled in carbon before it Compton scattered? 

  •  g) How thick do you need to make the carbon to have a 90% chance of absorbing the full 1.3 MeV gamma ray?

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a The energy of the scattered photon can be calculated using the Compton formula Escattered Eincident hmc 1 cos where Eincident is the energy of the incident photon 13 MeV h is Plancks constant 6626 x ... blur-text-image

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