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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.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/quantum/comptint.html#c1

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 ...

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1927/compton-bio.html

Scattering Concepts

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

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/rutcon.html#c1

Rutherford Scattering

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

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/RutherfordScattering.html

Scattering of light in the atmosphere

Find out how light scattering makes the sky blue and clouds white.

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/opt/mch/sct.rxml

Rutherford Scattering: Thomson Model of an Atom

A simulation of the Rutherford scattering experiment.

http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/more_stuff/Applets/rutherford/rutherford.html

Hyperphysics - Nuclear Scattering Cross Section

Theory of nuclear scattering cross section and relation to Rutherford's gold foil experiment.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuclear/crosec.html#c1

Deep Inelastic Scattering

A clear brief explanation of deep inelastic scattering with diagrams.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuclear/scatele.html

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 ...