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Compton effect
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Compton effect
one of the three kinds of interaction when ion-pair formation occurs as x-rays pass through an absorbing medium. The interacting photons pass on in a new direction (Compton scatter) having given up part of their energy in ionizing an atom in the absorbing medium (Compton absorption). Important in the upper range of x-ray energies used in veterinary radiography.
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Individual chapters are devoted to the main branches of inelastic X-ray scattering: nonresonant inelastic X-ray scattering with characteristic valence electron excitations, nonresonant inelastic X-ray scattering with core- electron excitation, X-ray Raman scattering, the Compton scattering regime, and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) spectroscopy.
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These devices use the gamma-electron spin dependent part of the Compton scattering cross section to filter out gammas of a particular polarization state.
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Because of the minimal angle of the beam, background "white" radiation and Compton scattering are minimized, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the analysis.
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