Compton Effect

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Arthur Compton (1892-1962) United States

Δλ = (2h/m_ec) sin²(θ/2)

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman a.k.a. சந்திரசேகர வெங்கடராமன் (1888-1970) India

Summary

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Problems

practice

1. Write something.
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3. Write something.
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4. Write something completely different.
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numerical

1. problems

Resources

• historical
  • Compton, Arthur H. A Quantum Theory of the Scattering of X-rays by Light Elements. Physical Review. Vol. 21, No. 5 (May 1923): 483-502.
  • Nobel Foundation
    • Nobel Prize in Physics 1927, Arthur Compton
    • Nobel Prize in Physics 1930, Chandrasekhara Raman
  • Raman and Krishnan. A New Type of Secondary Radiation. Nature. Vol. 121 (1928): 501-502.
• solar sails
  • Solar Sailing, The Planetary Society
  • Union pour la Promotion de la Propulsion Photonique

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