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The document outlines tutorial problems related to Quantum Mechanics, specifically focusing on Compton Scattering and the de Broglie hypothesis. It includes calculations for wavelength shifts, energy transfers, and the wave nature of matter for various objects. Additionally, it addresses the quantization of angular momentum in hydrogen atoms and the determination of de Broglie wavelengths for particles in different energy states.

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The document outlines tutorial problems related to Quantum Mechanics, specifically focusing on Compton Scattering and the de Broglie hypothesis. It includes calculations for wavelength shifts, energy transfers, and the wave nature of matter for various objects. Additionally, it addresses the quantization of angular momentum in hydrogen atoms and the determination of de Broglie wavelengths for particles in different energy states.

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PH110: Tutorial Sheet 2 (Quantum Mechanics)

* marked problems will be solved in the Wednesday tutorial class.

Compton Scattering

1. Two Compton scattering experiments were performed using x-rays (incident energies E1
and E2 = E1 /2). In the rst experiment, the increase in wavelength of the scattered
x-ray, when measured at an angle θ = 45◦ , is 7×10−14 m. In the second experiment, the
wavelength of the scattered x-ray, when measured at an angle θ = 60◦ , is 9.9×10−12 m.
(a) Calculate the Compton wavelength and the mass (m) of the scatterer.
(b) Find the wavelengths of the incident x-rays in the two experiments.
2. Find the smallest energy that a photon can have and still transfer 50% of its energy to an
electron initially at rest.
3. *γ -rays are scattered from electrons initially at rest. Assume the it is back-scattered and
its energy is much larger than the electron's rest-mass energy, E ≫ me c2 .
(a) Calculate the wavelength shift
(b) Show that the energy of the scattered beam is half the rest mass energy of the electron,
regardless of the energy of the incident beam
(c) Calculate the electron's recoil kinetic energy if the energy of the incident radiation is
150MeV
4. In Compton Scattering, show that the maximum energy of the scattered photon will be
2m0 c2 , irrespective of the energy of the incident photon. Find the value of θ0 , the angle
at which the maximum energy occurs.
5. * In a Compton scattering experiment (see gure), X-rays scattered o a free electron
initially at rest at an angle θ(> π/4)), gets re-scattered by another free electron, also
initially at rest.

(a) If λ3 − λ1 = 1.538 × 10−12 m, nd the value of θ.


(b) If λ2 = 68 × 10−12 m , nd the angle at which the rst electron recoils due to the
collision.

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de Broglie hypothesis
1. Calculate the wavelength of the matter waves associated with the following:
(a) A 2000 kg car moving with a speed of 100 km/h.
(b) A 0.28 kg cricket ball moving with a speed of 40 m/s.
(c) An electron moving with a speed of 107 m/s.
Compare in each case the result with the respective dimension of the object. In which
case will it be possible to observe the wave nature.
2. Show that the Bohr's angular momentum quantization leads to the formation of standing
waves by the electrons along the orbital circumference in hydrogen atom.
3. Determine the de Broglie wavelength of a particle of mass m and kinetic energy K . Do
this for both (a) a relativistic and (b) a non-relativistic particle.
4. *Thermal kinetic energy of a hydrogen atom is ∼ kB T and the radius is ∼ r1 (= 0.53 Å,
radius of the n = 1 Bohr orbit). Find the temperature at which its de Broglie wavelength
has a value of 2r1 . Take the mass of the hydrogen atom to be that of a proton.

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