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Compton scattering, an Uncommon card
Compton scattering is the quantum theory of scattering of a high-frequency photon through an interaction with a charged particle, usually an electron.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 126
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 126 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Specifically, when the photon interacts with a loosely bound electron, it releases the electron from an outer valence shell of an atom or molecule.
- The effect was discovered in 1923 by Arthur Holly Compton while researching the scattering of X-rays by light elements, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927.
- The Compton effect significantly deviated from dominating classical theories, using both special relativity and quantum mechanics to explain the interaction between high frequency photons and charged particles.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Compton scattering article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Compton scattering (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ponor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
