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Homework Statement
(a) Show maximum energy transferred in compton scattering is as such.
(b) Identify what the peaks are and why some decays are suppressed.
(c) How do you distinguish between these 2 decays[/B]
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Part(a)
Bookwork. For completeness, I simply state
[tex]\Delta E = \frac{E_\gamma}{1 + \frac{m_e}{(1-cos\theta)E_\gamma}}[/tex]
where ##c=1##.
Other processes important in ##\gamma## ray detection are observation of galaxies and X-ray spectroscopy.
Part(b)
First peak is ##4^+ \rightarrow 2^+##. Second peak is ##2^+ \rightarrow 0^+##.
Why is the decay ##4^+ \rightarrow 0^+## forbidden?
Part(c)
Not sure how to determine the branching ratios?