Ramsauer–Townsend effect
PHYSICAL PHENOMENON INVOLVING THE SCATTERING OF LOW-ENERGY ELECTRONS BY ATOMS OF A NOBLE GAS
Ramsauer effect; Ramsauer townsend effect; Ramsauer-townsend effect; Ramsauer-Townsend Effect; Townsend effect; Ramsauer-Townsend effect
The Ramsauer–Townsend effect, also sometimes called the Ramsauer effect or the Townsend effect, is a physical phenomenon involving the scattering of low-energy electrons by atoms of a noble gas. The effect can not be explained by Classical mechanics, but requires the wave theory of quantum mechanics.