Rappal Sangameswara Krishnan, Indian physicist
(Rappal, Kerala 23 September 1911 – 02 October 1999) ACHIEVEMENTS Discovered a new optical effect (Krishnan effect) in 1937 Demonstrated the existence of deuteron-tritium reaction First established the deuteron-induced fission in uranium and thorium Developed the ultraviolet technique of excitation for Raman spectroscopy and successfully recorded for the first time the second-order Raman spectra of diamond and alkali halides First made Brillouin scattering experiments in
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