A photon can undergo Compton scattering from a molecule such as nitrogen (N2) just as it...

 

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A photon can undergo Compton scattering from a molecule such as nitrogen (N2) just as it does from an electron. However, the change in photon wavelength is much less than when an electron is scattered. Using Compton's equation for nitrogen instead of an electron, explain why the maximum change in wavelength for a scattered photon is less for nitrogen then for an electron. ( Axe 4.8510-12m, Amax N =9.45x10m) A photon can undergo Compton scattering from a molecule such as nitrogen (N2) just as it does from an electron. However, the change in photon wavelength is much less than when an electron is scattered. Using Compton's equation for nitrogen instead of an electron, explain why the maximum change in wavelength for a scattered photon is less for nitrogen then for an electron. ( Axe 4.8510-12m, Amax N =9.45x10m)