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cragar
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This may be a dumb question but if light is an oscillating E and B field, If i shot an electron into to a laser beam will it get deflected by the lights E and B fields. Or is this like Compton scattering.
Drakkith said:The oscilatting fields are what make up a photon. Any transfer of energy would have to occur because the photon gets absorbed or scattered by the electron, not a simple interaction because of one of the fields.
LostConjugate said:That is energy measured in an orthogonal direction to that of the momentum gained though right?
cragar said:so basically it is Compton scattering
Light is a type of electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye. It is made up of particles called photons, which have both wave-like and particle-like properties.
Light can be produced in various ways, including through heat, chemical reactions, and electricity. In most cases, light is produced when atoms or molecules release energy in the form of photons.
Light can interact with matter in three main ways: absorption, reflection, and transmission. When light is absorbed, it is converted into another form of energy, such as heat. When light is reflected, it bounces off the surface of an object. When light is transmitted, it passes through the object.
Electron deflection is the process of using electric or magnetic fields to change the path of an electron. This is often used in electron microscopes, where an electron beam is deflected to create an image of an object at a very small scale.
In experiments involving light, electron deflection can be used to detect the presence and properties of light. For example, in the double-slit experiment, electrons are deflected by the presence of light waves, providing evidence of the wave-like nature of light.