Raman optical activity

English

Etymology

After Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Indian physicist.

Noun

Raman optical activity (uncountable) (Abbreviated as: ROA)

  1. (physics) The differential Raman scattering of left and right circularly polarized light by chiral molecules.
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