of X-rays is due to electrons, hence heavier atoms with more electrons scatter more strongly
{i} dispersal; act of sprinkling; something that is dispersed or sprinkled; small quantity; process by which energy is dispersed as it passes through a medium (Physics)
Of a wave propagating in a material medium, a phenomenon in which the direction, frequency, or polarization of the wave is changed when the wave encounters discontinuities in the medium, or interacts with the material at the atomic or molecular level (188) Note: Scattering results in a disordered or random change in the incident energy distribution
The process in which a wave or beam of particles is diffused or deflected by collisions with particles of the medium which it traverses
The "war in heaven" where consciousness moved its awareness from God to temporal cycles and fell into identification with the physical universe and death A forced shift of perception from God to fear
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions a small number dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green
bouncing of light in another direction when it hits a molecule in the atmosphere
The diversion of radiation, including radio, radar, thermal, and nuclear, from its original path as a result of interactions (or collisions) with atoms, molecules, or larger particles in the atmosphere or other medium between the source of the radiations (e g , a nuclear explosion) and a point at some distance away As a result of scattering, radiations (especially gamma rays and neutrons) will be received at such a point from many directions instead of only from the direction of the source
an interaction of a light wave with an object that causes the light to be redirected in its path In elastic scattering, no energy is lost to the object
dispersion of electromagnetic radiation as a result of it's interaction with molecules in the atmosphere The sky appears blue as a result of the blue region of the visual spectrum being scattered more than the red region
A property of glass that causes light to deflect from the fiber and contributes to optical attenuation
(of light) a process in which molecules of air have absorbed some light from a beam and then reradiated it in other directions
Multiple reflection of electromagnetic waves by gases or particles in the atmosphere
Change of direction of subatomic particle or photon as a result of a collision or interaction
The process by which electromagnetic radiation interacts with and is redirected by the molecules of the atmosphere, ocean, or land surface The term is frequently applied to the interaction of the atmosphere on sunlight, which causes the sky to appear blue (since light near the blue end of the spectrum is scattered much more than light near the red end)
The process by which small particles suspended in the air diffuse a portion of the incident radiation in all directions This is a primary reason for colors, such as blue skies, rainbows, and orange sunsets When working with radars, this often refers to the more or less random changes in direction of radio energy