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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 matterSee Also: comptonization
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Compton effect — Physics. the increase in wavelength of monochromatic, electromagnetic radiation, as a beam of photons or x rays, when it is scattered by particles whose size is small compared to the wavelength of the radiation. Also called Compton Debye effect… … Universalium
Compton effect — Comp·ton effect käm(p) tən n the loss of energy and concomitant increase in wavelength of a usu. high energy photon (as of X rays or gamma rays) that occurs upon collision of the photon with an electron Compton Arthur Holly (1892 1962) American… … Medical dictionary
Compton effect — Komptono efektas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Compton effect vok. Compton Effekt, m rus. эффект Комптона, m pranc. effet Compton, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Compton effect — Komptono reiškinys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Compton effect vok. Compton Effekt, m rus. явление Комптона, n pranc. effet Compton, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Compton effect cross-section — Komptono sklaidos skerspjūvis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Compton effect cross section; Compton scattering cross section vok. Compton Streuquerschnitt, m; Wirkungsquerschnitt der Compton Streuung, m; Wirkungsquerschnitt für… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
compton effect — ˈkäm(p)tən noun also compton scattering Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Arthur H. Compton died 1962 American physicist who first observed it : the scattering of an X ray or gamma ray photon upon impact with an electron within an… … Useful english dictionary
Compton effect — /ˈkɒmptən əfɛkt/ (say komptuhn uhfekt) noun Physics the reduction in frequency of a photon when it loses energy in an interaction with a free or loosely bound electron. {named after Arthur Holly Compton, 1892–1962, US physicist} …
Compton effect scattering — Comp·ton effect, scattering (kompґtən) [Arthur Holly Compton, American physicist, 1892–1962; winner of the Nobel prize in physics for 1927] see under effect and scattering … Medical dictionary
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