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An electron moving to the left at 0.8c collides with an incoming photon moving to the right . After the collision, the electron is moving to the right at 0.6c and an outgoing photon moves to the left. What was the wavelength of the incoming photon?

Short Answer

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The initial wavelength of the photon of Pb2+ion is 2.91012鈥尘.

Step by step solution

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Step 1: Determine the Momentum of Electron.

The relativistic energy E for a particle with mass m is

E=nmc2

Here, c is the speed of light in vacuum, andnis the Lorentz factor.

n=11uc2

Here, velocity of the particle u.

The relativistic momentum p of an object of mass m and velocity u is

=nmu

Here, nbeing Lorentz factor

The energy E of a photon of wavelengthis:

E=hc

Here, h is the Plank鈥檚 Constant 6.61034鈥塉s. And c is the speed of light

If the electron is moving, it will start the interaction with some momentum and energy already.

Momentum of the electron and photon in the initial and final stage is:

Ppi+Pei=Ppf+Pef 鈥.. (1)

Here P refers to momentum, the suffix e and p refer to proton and electron.

The momentum of the photon in the initial state:

Ppi=h1

Similarly the momentum of the photon in the final state,

Pei=h1

The momentum of the electron in the initial state is,

Pei=imui

The momentum of the electron in the final state is,

Pef=fmuf

Since the electron starts off going in the negative direction, that momentum will be negative, along with the photons momentum after the collision:

Rearranging the equation (1), we get

Ppi+Pei=Ppf+Pef

Substitute h1forPpi,h1forPpf,imuiforPpi,fmufforPef in the equation (1) and solve,

hiimui=hifmuf 鈥.. (2)

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Step 2:-Determine the Wavelength of Photon.

Next write out the energy conservation equation and expand it:

Epi+Eei=Epf+Eei

Kinetic energy of the electron and photon in the initial stage is:

Ep+Eei=Eef 鈥.. (3)

The energy of the electron in the initial stage is,

Epi=hci

The energy of the electron in the final stage is,

Epi=hcf

Energy of the photon in the initial stage is,

Eei=imc2

Hereiis the frequency of the photon in the initial stage Energy of the electron in the final stage is,Eef=fmc2

Here f is the frequency of the photon in the final state,

Substituteh1forEpi,h1forEpf,imuiforEpi,fmufforEefin the equation (3)

hciimc2=hciimc2 鈥︹ (4)

Solve the equation for hf,

hciimc2=hciimc2hci+imc2=hci+imc2hf=hi+(icfc)m

Substitutehi+(icfc)mforhf,in the equation (2) and solve,

hiimui=hifmufhiimui=hi+(if)mc+fmufhiimui=hi+(fi)mc+fmuf

Then get all the i terms by themselves on one side and combine like terms:

hiimui=hi+(fi)mc+fmufhi+hf=imui+(if)mc2hi=m[iui+fuf+(if)c]

And just rearrange terms so as to solve for the initial wavelength i.

2hi=m[iui+fuf+(if)c]

The c was factored out so as to make calculations later a litter easier. It would be helpful to calculate the Lorentz factors so that they can easily plugged into the formula:

i=11uic2

Substituting 0.8c for uiand solve,

i=110.8cc2=53

Substituting 0.6c for uiand solve,

f=110.6cc2=1.25

Substitute6.631034鈥塉-蝉in for h, 91031鈥尘in for m,5/3 in for i, 0.8c for u, 1.25 in for i, 0.6cfor u and solve asL

i=2hmciuic+fufc+(f-i)

So the initial wavelength of the photon of Pb2+ion is 2.91012鈥尘.

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