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Raman Shift

Definition

The difference between incident and scattered-light wavenumbers, commonly expressed in cm⁻¹.

Related terms

Anti-Stokes Scattering
Inelastic scattering in which the scattered photon gains energy from an initially excited state.
Polarisability
The response of an electron distribution to an applied electric field.
SERS
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering using a suitable substrate–analyte interaction.
SORS
Spatially offset Raman spectroscopy using separated illumination and collection positions.
Stokes Scattering
Inelastic scattering in which the scattered photon has lower energy and the specimen gains energy.

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