An electron with mass m and electric charge (absolute value of charge) e is accelerated from a resting state and incident on the surface of a crystal with a lattice spacing of d.
The accelerated electron possesses not only particle properties but also wave properties, and its de Broglie wavelength λ is expressed as λ=ph (where p is the magnitude of the electron's momentum), using Planck's constant h. The condition for this electron wave to be reflected by the crystal lattice planes and reinforce 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 at a constant 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=81.
Next, while keeping the incident angle fixed at sinθ=21, 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 ratio of the potential differences VV′ at this time. 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.
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