Discovered in 1923, it provides strong verification of the quantum theory, since it requires that one treat X rays and gamma rays as particles or photons rather than as waves.
It is used especially in the study of electrons in matter and in the production of variable energy gamma-ray beams. Discovered in 1923, it provides strong verification of the quantum theory, since it requires that one treat X rays and gamma rays as particles or photons rather than as waves. FTP name this increase in the wavelengths of scattered rays--described by the winner of the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physics.
It is used especially in the study of electrons in matter and in the production of variable energy gamma-ray beams.
{Compton} Effect