An electron with mass m and electric charge (absolute value of charge) e is accelerated from a resting state by a variable potential difference and incident onto the surface of a crystal with a lattice spacing of d.
The accelerated electron exhibits wave properties, and its de Broglie wavelength λ is expressed as λ=ph, where h is Planck's constant and p is the magnitude of the electron's momentum. The condition under which this electron wave is reflected by the crystal lattice planes and reinforces each other (Bragg's condition) is expressed as follows, where θ is the angle of incidence (angle between the lattice plane and the direction of incidence) and n is the order of reflection ($n=1, 2, 3, ...).
2dsinθ=nλNow, an electron beam accelerated by a potential difference V is incident on a crystal surface, and the angle θ is gradually increased from 0. The first peak in reflection intensity (constructive interference) for n=1 is observed when sinθ=91.
Next, while keeping the incident angle fixed at sinθ=31, the potential difference accelerating the electrons is changed from V to V′. The first peak in reflection intensity for n=1 is observed again. Find the dimensionless ratio VV′ of the potential difference after the change to the potential difference V before the change. Assume that the kinetic energy of the electrons can be treated non-relativistically.
When the calculated ratio of potential differences VV is expressed as an irreducible fraction qp, input the value of the product of the numerator and denominator p×q plus 1000.
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