Compton effect

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Compton effect (plural Compton effects)

(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[edit]

Compton scattering

Related terms[edit]

Comptonization

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