Studying the effect of Polarisation in Compton scattering in the undergraduate laboratory
P. Knights, F. Ryburn, G. Tungate, K. Nikolopoulos
TL;DR
This paper presents an undergraduate experiment demonstrating how photon polarisation affects Compton scattering, using accessible equipment and comparing results with simulations to enhance understanding of quantum effects.
Contribution
It introduces a practical undergraduate laboratory experiment to observe photon polarisation effects in Compton scattering, integrating simulation and experimental analysis.
Findings
Experimental results align with Geant4 simulations
Geometry effects influence scattering outcomes
Demonstrates polarisation effects with standard lab equipment
Abstract
An experiment for the advanced undergraduate laboratory allowing students to directly observe the effect of photon polarisation on Compton scattering is described. An initially unpolarised beam of photons is polarised via Compton scattering and analysed through a subsequent scattering. The experiment is designed to use equipment typically available at an undergraduate physics laboratory. The experimental results are compared with a Geant4 simulation and geometry effects are discussed.
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