Answer to Question #113958 in Quantum Mechanics for Muhammad Asif

Question #113958
A photon of energy E is scattered by a particle of rest energy Eo. Find the maximum kinetic energy of the recoiling particle in terms of E and Eo.
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Expert's answer
2020-05-05T18:41:42-0400

The maximum kinetic energy of the recoiling particle will be when the Compton scattering occurs at 180° angle:

"K=E_0+E\\bigg(1-\\frac{m_ec^2}{hc^2m_e+2E}\\bigg)."

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