(physics) A function which describes the intensity of scattered radiation in any given direction

(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

(physics) any of several techniques that use the wavelike behaviour of neutrons as a scientific probe

(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.

(physics) electron-electron scattering in quantum field theory

The scattering of electromagnetic radiation by a sphere, as described by the Mie solution to Maxwell's equations.

Tyndall effect

plural of Umklapp scattering

(physics) The transformation of a wave vector to another Brillouin zone as a result of a scattering process.

(oceanography) A layer of the ocean lying usually 300-500 metres deep composed of dense concentrations of pelagic animal life, that moves depending on the time of day, up at night and down during the day. It sometimes appear as if it were the seabed on sonar scopes, due to the density of life in the layer.