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Raman effect
In spectroscopy, the change in the wavelength of light that occurs when light is scatters inelastically from atoms or molecules. It arises from radiation exciting (or de-exciting) atoms or molecules from their initial states. The Raman effect is named after the Indian physicist C. V. Raman, who won a Nobel prize in 1930 for his discovery.
Related entry
• Raman spectroscope
Related categories
• SPECTRA AND SPECTROSCOPY
• ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
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