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Raman effect

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Raman effect
n. Physics
The alteration in frequency and random alteration in phase of light passing through a transparent medium.
[After Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman.]
Raman effect [ˈrɑːmən]
n
(Physics / General Physics) a change in wavelength of light that is scattered by electrons within a material. The effect is used in Raman spectroscopy for studying molecules
[named after Sir Chandrasekhara Raman (1888-1970), Indian physicist]
Raman effect
The alteration of the frequency and the phase of light as it passes through a transparent medium. The Raman effect is caused by small differences between the energy of photons absorbed by the molecules that make up the medium and the energy of photons re-emitted.


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