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Meaning of Compton scattering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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The increase in the wavelength, and corresponding decrease in the energy, of photons (especially of X-rays and gamma rays) when scattered by interaction with matter

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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