Raman, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata

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Raman,

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata, Indian physicist and Nobel laureate, 1888-1970.

Raman effect - a change in frequency undergone by monochromatic light scattered in passage through a transparent substance whose characteristics determine the amount of change. Synonym(s): Raman shift

Raman shift - Synonym(s): Raman effect

Raman spectrum - the characteristic array of light produced by the Raman effect.

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National Science Day is celebrated to honour our Nobel laureate Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman for his invention of the Raman effect through his experiments on the scattering of light.

'STOP MISUSE OF ENERGY'

RS is based on Raman effect, which was named in honour of one of its discoverers, the Indian scientist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1928).

Raman spectroscopy: a modern technique for material properties identification

The technique is named after Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, an Indian physicist and Nobel laureate recognized for his work in the molecular scattering of light.