The Microscopic Mechanism of Compton Scattering of Some Saline Solutions

Abstract:

Based on preliminary research results about Compton scattering of saline solution, a linear relationship between the scattered photon counts and the concentrations had been deduced for a certain solution and it had been found that the slope of the lines was decreasing with the atomic number of the cation increasing for LiC1, NaCl and KC1(the same result for MgC1BB2BB and BaC1BB2BB) solution. Now, in order to explain such rule of the slope, the microscopic mechanism of scatterers has been studied. Through the electronic structure of hydrated ions is analyzed in detail: the distance between hydration ion and O atom after optimized, the total energy of hydration ion, the equivalent charge distribution of hydration ion and the electronic density distribution of hydration ion. At last, it is concluded that the reason of the slope decreasing when the atomic number of the alkali cation for KC1, NaCl, LiCl solutions (or MgC1BB2BB and BaClBB2BB solutions) is the bounding strength of the system on its electrons become increasing, the probability of Compton scattering is decreasing, and it will constrain the increasing velocity of the scattered photon counts.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 560-561)
• Pages: 35-40
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.560-561.35
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Guang Luo, Xian Quan Hu, Guang Yu Xiao, Chun Yang Kong
• Keywords: Compton Scattering, Electronic Structure, Saline Solution

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