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Compton Scattering
Arthur H. Compton observed the scattering of x-rays from electrons in a carbon target and found scattered x-rays with a longer wavelength than those incident upon the target.

Arthur Compton
Arthur Holly Compton (1891 - 1961) received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1927 for the discovery of the phenomenon named after him the Compton effect. The Compton effect is a reduction in the energy ...

Scattering Concepts
Index page within Hyperphysics site that leads to all pages on scattering topics including Rutherford Scattering.

Rutherford Scattering
Definition of Rutherford scattering: The scattering of alpha particles by a thin sheet of gold foil.

Scattering of light in the atmosphere
Find out how light scattering makes the sky blue and clouds white.

Rutherford Scattering: Thomson Model of an Atom
A simulation of the Rutherford scattering experiment.

Hyperphysics - Nuclear Scattering Cross Section
Theory of nuclear scattering cross section and relation to Rutherford's gold foil experiment.

Imagine the Universe
News about the latest discoveries using satellites launched by NASA e.g. The Microwave Anisotropy Probe and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. This is all very up-to-date information on space-based ...

Polarization
This page explain what polarisation is, and how light can be polarised using filters, reflection, refraction or scattering.