Compton scattering

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Compton scattering

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Named after American physicist Arthur Compton (1892–1962).

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uncountable 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
Similar: Compton effect

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@misc{compton_scattering_2026,
  title = {Compton scattering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compton%20scattering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}