Straight outta Compton

Key Aspects of the Compton Effect:
Photon-Electron Collision:
A photon collides with an electron, transferring some of its energy and momentum to the electron. 
Change in Wavelength:
The scattered photon emerges with less energy and, consequently, a longer wavelength than the incident photon. 
Conservation of Energy and Momentum:
The collision is treated as a two-particle elastic collision, where both energy and momentum are conserved for the photon and the electron system. 
Wavelength Shift Depends on Scattering Angle:
The amount of wavelength change (Compton shift) is directly dependent on the angle at which the photon is scattered. 
There is an old expression
 Be careful what you wish for...

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