Definition of Compton scattering

1. Noun. (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 ¹

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Medical Definition of Compton scattering

1. An attenuation process observed for x and gamma radiation in which an incident photon interacts with an orbital electron of an atom to produce a recoil electron and a scattered photon of energy less than the incident photon. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Compton Scattering

Comolli's sign
Comoran
Comorans
Comorian
Comorians
Comoro Islands
Comoros
Comox
CompTIA
Complute
Complutensian
Compositae
Composite order
Compton
Compton effect
Compton scattering (current term)
Comptonia
Comptonia asplenifolia
Comptonia peregrina
Comptroller General
Comptroller of the Currency
Comstock
Comstock's mealybug
Comstock mealybug
Comstockery
Comte
Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade
Comte de Mirabeau
Comte de Rochambeau
Comtean

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