Compton Wavelength
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Compton Wavelength
(symbol 'Missing Image:IMG
src="c_files/lambdasm.gif"'c)
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>]]
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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
