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X-rays, Compton scattering, photon momentum and de Broglie waves

Photon momentum
Modern physics · Criterion 8 — Wave-particle nature of light, atomic and nuclear physics

What this note covers

  1. X-ray tubes: braking and characteristic X-rays
  2. Photon momentum
  3. Compton scattering
  4. De Broglie waves
  5. Wave–particle duality summarised
  6. Linking X-rays, electrons and energy
  7. Exam technique for X-rays, photon momentum and de Broglie

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes

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