Raman effect

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Also Known As	Raman scattering • Raman spectrum

Topics

Stokes lines anti-Stokes lines Raman spectroscopy scattering Compton effect Tyndall effect Rayleigh scattering

Key People

C.V. Raman

C.V. Raman

Indian physicist

Robert Williams Wood

Robert Williams Wood

American physicist

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