| Term: | scattering |
| Definition: |
a change in the direction of motion of a particle because of a collision with another particle |
| Examples: |
Volume scattering refers to scattering caused by a change in index of refraction within a medium |
| Term: | scattering |
| Definition: |
In a broad sense, the process by which matter is excited to radiate by an external source of electromagnetic radiation, as distinguished from emission of radiation by matter, which occurs even in the absence of such a source. |