Compton scattering

scattering of a photon off of a charged particle
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Compton scattering

Summary

Compton scattering ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (757 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Compton scattering is credited with the discovery of Arthur Holly Compton[2].
  • Arthur Holly Compton is named after Compton scattering[3].
  • Compton scattering's subclass of is recorded as scattering[4].
  • Compton scattering's Commons category is recorded as Compton scattering[5].
  • Compton scattering's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1922-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Compton scattering's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/radiation/Cross-section-and-Compton-scattering[7].
  • Compton scattering's different from is recorded as Compton effect[8].
  • Compton scattering's World of Physics ID is recorded as ComptonScattering[9].
  • Compton scattering's schematic is recorded as Compton he.PNG[10].
  • Compton scattering's schematic is recorded as Compton scattering 600x225 cs.png[11].
  • Compton scattering's schematic is recorded as Compton scattering 600x225.png[12].
  • Compton scattering's schematic is recorded as Compton scattering-de.svg[13].
  • Compton scattering's schematic is recorded as Compton scattering-es.svg[14].
  • Compton scattering's schematic is recorded as Compton scattering-it.svg[15].
  • Compton scattering's schematic is recorded as Compton.JPG[16].
  • Compton scattering's schematic is recorded as Cơ chế tán xạ Compton.png[17].
  • Compton scattering's schematic is recorded as DiffusionCompton.png[18].
  • Compton scattering's schematic is recorded as Compton effect illust.svg[19].
  • Compton scattering's IEV number is recorded as 881-02-89[20].
  • Compton scattering's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as medicine-and-dentistry/compton-scattering[21].

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Works and Contributions

Compton scattering is credited with the discovery of Arthur Holly Compton[2].

Why It Matters

Compton scattering ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (757 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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