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As Prof. Compton points out, the phenomena relating to the forward directed -ray tracks of short range, which appear in air exposed to X-rays of short wave-length, are in agreement with his suggestion that scattering of a quantum may be effected by a single electron.
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WILSON, C. Recoil of Electrons from Scattered X-Rays. Nature 112, 435 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/112435b0
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