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Modification of Light Quanta by Elastic Heat Oscillations in Scattering Media

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IN my previous communications1 I pointed out the existence of a new type of modified radiation produced by scattering of light in liquids and crystals, which may be ascribed to the interaction of light waves and the acoustic oscillations in the medium.

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GROSS, E. Modification of Light Quanta by Elastic Heat Oscillations in Scattering Media. Nature 129, 722–723 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129722a0

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