Raman optical activity

English

Etymology

After Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Indian physicist.

Noun

Raman optical activity (uncountable, abbreviation ROA)

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