compton effect

darkxponent

I can understand the whole mathematics in this effect. The thing that i could understand is the production of new photon. I mean how it is produced. Is it similar to refraction in solid state physics. Can anyone xplain

jtbell

As I recall, Compton scattering is a standard example in textbooks on quantum electrdynamics (QED), at the level of Bjorken and Drell's "Relativistic Quantum Fields." But that's fairly old by now. Perhaps someone can suggest a newer reference.

Bob S

The kinematics of Compton scattering is similar to classical elastic scattering in the sense that a photon scatters off a stationary electron, there is a recoil electron and a scattered photon. Both energy and momentum are conserved. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton_scattering
The probability of a single photon Compton scattering off of one of N electrons in a box 1 cm on a side is Nσ_tot.

σ_tot = about 0.66 x 10^-24 cm². This called the classical total cross section (Thomson scattering)..

Compton scattering is discussed in

http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~michi...7/chapter7.pdf

Thompson scattering is discussed in (see page 48)

http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~michi...7/chapter4.pdf

darkxponent

thnx Bob