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Generally, subscripts "i" and "f" refer to "initial" and "final" values of a particular quantity. In addition, the capital "L" usually refers to angular momentum. Combine these pieces of information and you should have a good idea on what these variables refer to. In fact, you can use the...

There is enough information in the problem to explicitly calculate. Think of what the relative speed after collision is.

Thanks a lot, Vagn, that is actually pretty straight-forward. Cheers!

I have just finished a junior-level lab assignment in which we used X-ray diffraction to determine the lattice constants of unknown materials. In the theory section of the lab write-up, it briefly explains the K-alpha doublet of the characteristic spectrum. I understand that it is the result...