phonon Definition
pho·non (fō′nän′)
phonon Usage Examples
Preposition: in
crystal: The first pulse momentarily perturbs the frequencies of the individual phonons in the crystal.
Adjective modifier
- acoustic: The faint lines, called Brillouin peaks, are caused by light being inelastically scattered by acoustic phonons in the glass.
- optical: Conventional systems rely on measuring Raman scattering by optical phonons.
Modifies a noun
- scattering: Thus the observed diffuse scattering can be assumed to be almost entirely from phonon scattering.
- dispersion: Where there is only one atom per unit cell, the phonon dispersion curves are represented only by acoustic branches.
- density: Use: Project the phonon density of states onto given sets of atoms.
- mode: The phonon mode band has been observed to differ in strength on various YBCO samples.
- frequency: The phonon frequency can be tuned by changing the frequency of one of the lasers.
- curve: Where there is only one atom per unit cell, the phonon dispersion curves are represented only by acoustic branches.
Noun used with modifier
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