In 1922, French physicist Léon Brillouin predicted an interesting phenomenon—when light is shone on a material, it interacts with the naturally occurring thermal vibrations within it, exchanging some energy in the process. This, in turn, influences how the light is scattered. By measuring the spectrum (color) of the scattered light, we can deduce certain physical characteristics of that material.
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Source: Phys.org