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Compton scattering
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English
Etymology
en American physicist Arthur Compton = 1892 1962.
Noun
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en physics The increase in the wavelength, and corresponding decrease in the energy, of photons (especially of X-rays and gamma rays) when scattered by interaction with matter
Synonyms
en Compton effect