elastic scattering

American  

noun

Physics.

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

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Etymology

Origin of elastic scattering

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.

From Science Magazine

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

From Nature

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

From Nature

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

From Nature

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

From The Guardian