Raman, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata


Raman,

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata, Indian physicist and Nobel laureate, 1888-1970. Raman effect - a change in frequency undergone by monochromatic light scattered in passage through a transparent substance whose characteristics determine the amount of change. Synonym(s): Raman shiftRaman shift - Synonym(s): Raman effectRaman spectrum - the characteristic array of light produced by the Raman effect.