| Compton effect |
(Also Compton scattering.) Scattering of x-rays and gamma radiation by matter in which the frequency of the scattered radiation is measurably less than that of the incident radiation (inelastic scattering). So named because Arthur Compton was the first to explain the observed frequency shift by applying the laws of energy and momentum conservation to scattering of a photon by a free electron. ...
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| Compton effect, scattering |
see under effect and scattering.
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| Compton effect |
An interaction between a photon and an electron, in which the photon scatters off the electron, as in a collision between billiard balls, and comes off with less energy. The effect provides a convincing demonstration of the quantization of light energy.
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