elastic scattering

noun

Physics.

1. the scattering of particles due to an elastic collision.

Word History and Origins

Origin of elastic scattering¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

At high energies, electrons zip through faster, with less time to “feel” the electrostatic forces, resulting in fewer of the good elastic scattering events.

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Nuclear physicists measure the proton radius using the ‘elastic’ scattering of electrons from protons.

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Proton elastic scattering and proton induced γ-ray emission cross-sections on 23Na from 2 to 5 MeV.

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We also drop the elastic scattering term that is proportional to adc, which is negligible in this work.

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A much more elusive process is the elastic scattering of photons; light bouncing off light, and nothing else being produced.

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