Compton scattering is an inelastic scattering of a photon by a free charged particle, usually an electron. It results in a decrease in energy of the photon.

The Raman effect, also known as Raman scattering, is the inelastic scattering of a photon. It was discovered by C. V. Raman and K. S. Kishnan in liquids. G. Landsberg and L. I. Mandelstam discovered it in crystals.

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