Electrons with momentum 300 MeV/c are elastically scattered through an angle of 12◦ by a nucleus of 64Cu. If the charge distribution on the nucleus is assumed to be that of a hard sphere, by what factor would the Mott scattering be reduced?
Inserting (2) and (3) in (1), we find F(q) = 0.75, F2 ≈ 0.57. Thus Mott’* scattering is reduced by 57%.
