Compton Wavelength

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Compton Wavelength

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Of a particle, the distance h/mc, where h is the Planck constant, m is the mass of the particle, and c is the velocity of light.
The Compton wavelength of the electron (symbol Missing Image:IMG src="c_files/lambdasm.gif"'_c) is 2.4261 x 10^-10 centimeter; of the proton (symbol 'Missing Image:IMG src="c_files/lambdasm.gif"'_cp) is 1.32140 x 10^-13 centimeter. [[/A>|/A>]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use