What is Compton scattering?
In [[physics]], '''Compton scattering''', or the '''Compton effect''', is the name used for what happens to the [[energy]] (or frequency or wavelength) of an [[X-ray]] or [[gamma ray]] [[photon]] when it interacts with [[matter]]; the [[wavelength]] increases (or energy/frequency decreases) as it scatters off [[electrons]]. This scattering is one of the main things that happen when gamma rays meet matter. The Compton effect was studied by [[Arthur Holly Compton ]] in 1923.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Compton|first=Arthur H.|title=A Quantum Theory of the Scattering of X-Rays by Light Elements|journal=Physical Review|volume=21|issue=5|pages=483–502|date=May 1923|doi=10.1103/PhysRev.21.483|bibcode=1923PhRv...21..483C}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{physics-stub}} [[Category:Wave physics]]