Talk:Compton edge

Graph description?!?

The graph at the bottom of the article (Compton_Diagram.jpg) is really nice, as it's not only showing how the Compton edge is supposed to look like, but as it actually does look like. Unfortunately there's no description to it, why these effects occur. I would add it, if I'd know the reasons, but these were what I was looking for, so obviously it has to be done by someone else. --MarsmanRom, 2007.11.22, 11:20(GMT+1) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.20.43.121 (talk) 10:21, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Also

The article could say something about what really happens, such as multiple scattering. That is, the theoretical curve arises from the supposition that there is a single photon-electron interaction for each photon, but the photon resultin from the interaction with a lower frequency can "Compton interact" with other electrons.--201.213.220.35 (talk) 04:37, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

The graph should also show and mention a back-scattering peak since it is a common feature of such plots. I'm confused what the trapezoid means--the one just to the left of the photo-peak. Pulu (talk) 20:49, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

This is a good article. We should remove the "issue" at the top of the page.

Edit: Removed.

The descriptions given in the article are concise and accurate. They are obviously written by experts. How many sources do you need to cite if the physics is known?

Many mathematics articles do not cite very many sources because they define everything within the article. In this one for example, the process of Compton scattering is defined physically, and then used to (e.g.) describe the presence of the continuum of the Compton scattering process.

Therefore I believe we should remove the label from the top saying that this page needs more citations. Squalbert (talk) 23:49, 27 September 2024 (UTC)