New measurements on the high-temperature superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8
are interpreted found to be in quantitative agreement with a theory fo
r electronic Raman scattering in superconductors with d(x)2-y2 pairing
symmetry. The theory explains in a natural way, why the shape of the
scattering intensity, as well as its change with temperature can be po
larization (symmetry) dependent and hence resolves a controversy in pr
evious interpretations of data on the electronic Raman effect.