Compute energy and momentum for electron and photon

Reference no: EM13651067

A photon of energy 50 MeV moves along the x-axis and Compton scatters with an electron initially at rest. After the collision theresulting photon is observed traveling along the y-axis and the electronhas recoiled. Using energy and momentum conservation with theappropriate relativistic relation between energy and momentum, compute the energy and momentum (vectors) for the electron and photon in the final state.

Reference no: EM13651067

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