Concept information
Preferred term
Compton effect
Definition(s)
- Compton scattering, discovered by Arthur Holly Compton, is the scattering of a high frequency photon after an interaction with a charged particle, usually an electron. If it results in a decrease in energy (increase in wavelength) of the photon (which may be an X-ray or gamma ray photon), it is called the Compton effect. Part of the energy of the photon is transferred to the recoiling electron. Inverse Compton scattering occurs when a charged particle transfers part of its energy to a photon. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton_scattering)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Compton scattering
In other languages
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French
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effet Compton
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-FXZ71J67-R
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