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- Homework Statement
- In a medium of refractive index ๐, the wavelength of light ๐0 is related to its frequency ๐0 . Variables given: input photon frequency ๐, outgoing photon angle ๐, outgoing photon frequency ๐โฒ, outgoing electron angle ๐, outgoing electron energy ๐ธ and outgoing electron momentum ๐. In this problem, the momenta of all particles, before and after, lie entirely in the plane of the paper.
Part 1: Write the energy conservation equation and the momentum conservation equations for Compton scattering for incident and outgoing photons in a medium of refractive index n
Part 2: Solve the equations to obtain the outgoing photon frequency ๐โฒ in the following form:
๐โฒ = [โ๐ต ยฑ โ(๐ต^2 โ 4๐ด๐ถ) ]/ (2๐ด) where you are to determine the unknowns ๐ด, ๐ต and ๐ถ in terms of ๐, ๐, ๐, ๐, and electron rest mass ๐. You may use the fact that for general (relativistic) electrons, the dispersion relation is ๐ธ = โ[(๐๐)^2 + (๐๐^2)^2]
- Relevant Equations
- ๐0 = ๐/(๐๐0) where ๐ is the speed of light in vacuum
For part one, my energy conservation equation is nhf0 + mc2 = nhf' + E
my momentum conservation in x-axis is nhf0= nhf' cos(theta) + c๐ cos(fi)
My momentum conservation in y-axis is nhf' sin(theta) = c๐ sin(fi)
For part 2 I understand that I am supposed to get a qudratic equation in terms of f' but when I tried combining all three equations but all I did was derive Compton shift equation. Where did I go wrong?
my momentum conservation in x-axis is nhf0= nhf' cos(theta) + c๐ cos(fi)
My momentum conservation in y-axis is nhf' sin(theta) = c๐ sin(fi)
For part 2 I understand that I am supposed to get a qudratic equation in terms of f' but when I tried combining all three equations but all I did was derive Compton shift equation. Where did I go wrong?
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