Scattering

frequencies of light emitted by atoms or chemical compounds

thumb|A wine glass in an [[LCD projector's light beam makes the beam scatter.]] In physics, scattering is a wide range of physical processes where moving particles or radiation of some form, such as light or sound, are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory by localized non-uniformities (including particles and radiation) in the medium through which they pass. In conventional use, this also includes deviation of reflected radiation from the angle predicted by the law of reflection. Reflections of radiation that undergo scattering are often called diffuse reflections and unscattered refle

light scattering by particles in a colloid

thumb|upright|Bremsstrahlung produced by a high-energy electron deflected in the electric field of an atomic nucleus

measure of probability that a specific process will take place in a collision of two particles

Instrument that measures the magnitude of an input signal versus frequency within the full frequency range of the instrument

collision in which kinetic energy is conserved and not dissipated

Bending of electron beams due to electrostatic interactions with matter

description in optics of the angular dependency of the radiant intensity of a radiant surface

scattering of electromagnetic radiation by a free charged particle

collision where energy is lost to heat, so that kinetic energy is not conserved

relative importance of certain frequencies in a composite signal

Turbidimetry (the name being derived from turbidity) is the process of measuring the loss of intensity of transmitted light due to the scattering effect of particles suspended in it. Light is passed through a filter creating a light of known wavelength which is then passed through a cuvette containing a solution. A photoelectric cell collects the light with a spectrophotometer or a photometer, which passes through the cuvette. A measurement is then given for the amount of absorbed light.

scattering of light by density variations in a material

probability amplitude in quantum scattering theory

three variables 𝑠, 𝑡, 𝑢 used to parametrize the kinematics of two particle scattering

concept in particle physics

electron-photon scattering cross section

thumbnail|Backscatter in photography, showing a Brocken spectre within the rings of a glory

physical phenomenon

process in nuclear and particle physics

dimensionless number used in condensed matter physics to describe the attenuation of X-ray scattering or coherent neutron scattering caused by thermal motion

type of particle scattering which occurs at interfaces between a superconductor and a normal state material

Method for material analysis. Backscattered electrons (BSEs) are produced by elastic collisions with atoms from the sample. BSEs produce an image that is related to material composition and orientation providing both spatial and chemical information.

process used by physicists to investigate subatomic particles

equation used in quantum scattering problems

subatomic phenomenon

accelerator-based neutron source in Oak Ridge

physical phenomenon involving the scattering of low-energy electrons by atoms of a noble gas

scattering process outside crystals' first Brillouin zone

particle physics plot

type of scattering resonance

physical interaction of charged particles

change in an object's velocity as a consequence of collision with a surface

deflection of high-energy photons in the Coulomb field of nuclei as a consequence of vacuum polarization

binary elastic collision between two charged particles

topic in astronomy

Aspect of condensed matter physics