Ramsauer-Townsend effect

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English

Etymology

Named after Carl Ramsauer and John Sealy Townsend.

Noun

Ramsauer-Townsend effect (plural Ramsauer-Townsend effects)

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

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