English Explanatory Dictionary

Ramsauer-Townsend effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A physical phenomenon involving the scattering of low-energy electrons by atoms of a noble gas.

Word forms

Ramsauer-Townsend effect Ramsauer-Townsend effects

Etymology

Named after Carl Ramsauer and John Sealy Townsend.

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