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rutherfordnounAn obsolete unit of radioactivity (symbol: rd), defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one million nuclei decay per second.
scatteringnounA small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).
outscatternoun(physics) A scattering of particles outward.
scattering functionnoun(physics) A function which describes the intensity of scattered radiation in any given direction
backreactionnoun(physics) The reaction, as a result of Newton's third law, back from a radiating gravitational wave.
upscatteringnoun(physics) The increase in wavelength of radiation scattered by an electron
reabsorptionnoun(physiology) The subsequent absorption of a secreted substance.
reflectionnounThe act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
back actionnoun(physics, quantum mechanics) The effect of a detector on the measurement being recorded.
umklapp scatteringnoun(physics) The transformation of a wave vector to another Brillouin zone as a result of a scattering process.
superscatteringnoun(physics) A form of scattering in which multiple particles are dispersed in a nonunitary way.
diffusionnounThe act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
bragg scatteringnoun(physics) the diffraction phenomenon exhibited by a crystal bombarded with X-rays in such a way that each plane of the crystal lattice acts as a reflector.
mie scatteringnounThe scattering of electromagnetic radiation by a sphere, as described by the Mie solution to Maxwell's equations.
autoscatteringnoun(physics) A proposed quantum effect following the recombination of a split quanton
compton scatteringnoun(physics) The increase in the wavelength, and corresponding decrease in the energy, of photons (especially of X-rays and gamma rays) when scattered by interaction with matter
skywavenoun(radio) An electromagnetic wave refracted back to the Earth by the ionosphere.
radiationnounThe transfer of energy via radiation.
diffractionnoun(physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
incidencenounThe act of something happening; occurrence.

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