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AP Physics 2
15.6 Compton Scattering
15.1 Quantum Theory and Wave-Particle Duality
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Momentum vectors during a 90-degree Compton scattering event.
Momentum vectors during a 90-degree Compton scattering event.
A photon with initial wavelength \(\lambda_0\) collides with an electron that is initially at rest. The photon scatters at an angle of \(90^\circ\) relative to its initial direction of motion, emerging with a longer wavelength \(\lambda'\). Which of the following expressions represents the de Broglie wavelength \(\lambda_e\) of the recoiling electron immediately after the collision?

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