Problem 13
Protons are accelerated from rest by a potential difference of 4.00 kV and strike a metal target. If a proton produces one photon on impact, what is the minimum wavelength of the resulting x rays? How does your answer compare to the minimum wavelength if 4.00-keV electrons are used instead? Why do x-ray tubes use electrons rather than protons to produce x rays?
Problem 14
(a) What is the minimum potential difference between the filament and the target of an x-ray tube if the tube is to produce x rays with a wavelength of 0.150 nm? (b) What is the shortest wavelength produced in an x-ray tube operated at 30.0 kV?
Problem 15
An x ray with a wavelength of 0.100 nm collides with an electron that is initially at rest. The x ray's final wavelength is 0.110 nm. What is the final kinetic energy of the electron?
Problem 16
X rays are produced in a tube operating at 24.0 kV. After emerging from the tube, x rays with the minimum wavelength produced strike a target and undergo Compton scattering through an angle of 45.0\(^\circ\). (a) What is the original x-ray wavelength? (b) What is the wavelength of the scattered x rays? (c) What is the energy of the scattered x rays (in electron volts)?
Problem 17
X rays with initial wavelength 0.0665 nm undergo Compton scattering. What is the longest wavelength found in the scattered x rays? At which scattering angle is this wavelength observed
Problem 18
A photon with wavelength \(\lambda\) = 0.1385 nm scatters from an electron that is initially at rest. What must be the angle between the direction of propagation of the incident and scattered photons if the speed of the electron immediately after the collision is 8.90 \(\times\) 10\(^6\) m/s?
Problem 19
If a photon of wavelength 0.04250 nm strikes a free electron and is scattered at an angle of 35.0\(^\circ\) from its original direction, find (a) the change in the wavelength of this photon; (b) the wavelength of the scattered light; (c) the change in energy of the photon (is it a loss or a gain?); (d) the energy gained by the electron.
Problem 20
A photon scatters in the backward direction (\(\phi = 180^\circ\)) from a free proton that is initially at rest. What must the wavelength of the incident photon be if it is to undergo a 10.0\(\%\) change in wavelength as a result of the scattering?
Problem 21
X rays with an initial wavelength of 0.900 \(\times\) 10\(^{-10}\) m undergo Compton scattering. For what scattering angle is the wavelength of the scattered x rays greater by 1.0\(\%\) than that of the incident x rays?
Problem 23
An ultrashort pulse has a duration of 9.00 fs and produces light at a wavelength of 556 nm. What are the momentum and momentum uncertainty of a single photon in the pulse?