elastic scattering

elastic scattering

noun Physics.
the scattering of particles due to an elastic collision.

Origin:
1930–35
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Elastic scattering is always a great word to know.
So is gamma ray. Does it mean:
a photon of penetrating electromagnetic radiation emitted from an atomic nucleus; electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than 1/10 of a nanometer
a sequence of changing states that produces a final state identical to the original one; one of a succession of periodically recurring events
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