Interactive effect of x-ray and gamma radiationHighly-energetic, short-wave electromagnetic radiation emitt... with matter. The Compton effect is the elastic scatteringProcess whereby collision with another particle or particle ... of a quantum with a free or quasi-free electronElementary particle with a negative electrical elementary ch... from the electronElementary particle with a negative electrical elementary ch... sheath of an atomSmallest particle of an element which cannot be chemically d.... Part of the energyAbility to do work or diffuse heat. The unit of energy is th... and the pulse of the quantum is transferred to the electronElementary particle with a negative electrical elementary ch..., the rest remains with the scattered quantum.
Diagram Compton effect
