Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 38 - Photons and Matter Waves - Questions - Page 1180: 8

Answer

$m_{3}\gt m_{2}\gt m_{1}$

Work Step by Step

The Compton shift $\Delta\lambda$ is given by the formula: $\Delta\lambda=\frac{h}{mc}(1-\cos\phi)$ Now for constant scattering angle $\phi$, $\Delta\lambda \propto \frac{1}{m}$, where $m$ is the mass of stationary target particle. According to the figure 38-22, at a constant $\phi$, $\Delta\lambda^1\gt \Delta\lambda^2\gt \Delta\lambda^3$ or, $\frac{1}{m_{1}}\gt \frac{1}{m_{2}}\gt \frac{1}{m_{3}}$ or, $m_{1}\lt m_{2}\lt m_{3}$ or, $m_{3}\gt m_{2}\gt m_{1}$ where $ m_{1}$, $m_{2}$ and $m_{3}$ are the masses of target particle 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Thus, the rank of particles according their mass is $m_{3}\gt m_{2}\gt m_{1}$
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