Compton effect

A.H. Compton
A.H. Compton
In the Compton effect, a photon is scattered by an electron. The scattered photon has a lower energy than the original one. The effect is named after the American physicist Arthur Holly Compton (1892 - 1962).

History

The scattering experiments in 1923 by the American physicist Arthur Holly Compton provided proof of the particle nature of light.

Related concepts

  • bremsstrahlung
  • electromagnetic radiation
  • energy (photon)
  • frequency
  • pair production
  • photoelectric effect
  • photon
  • scattering
  • speed of light
  • wavelength
  • X-radiation

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