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Scattering : where some forms of radiation or moving particles, are forced to deviate from a

straight trajectory by one or more localized non-uniformities in the medium through which it
passes.
Elastic scattering involves no (or a very small) loss or gain of energy by the radiation, whereas
inelastic scattering does involve some change in the energy of the radiation.
In particle physics, scattering refers to deflection of subatomic particles. In scattering
experiments, a target is bombarded with a beam of particles and the number of particles emerging in
various directions is measured. This distribution reveals information about the interaction that takes
place between the target and the scattered particle.
EM waves undergo scattering. Several different aspects of EM scattering are distinct enough to
have conventional names. Major forms of elastic light scattering (involving negligible energy
transfer) are Rayleigh scattering and Mie scattering.
Inelastic EM scattering effects include Brillouin scattering, Raman scattering, inelastic X-ray
scattering and Compton scattering.
In physics, collision means the action of bodies striking or coming together (touching). Collisions
involve forces (there is a change in velocity). Collisions can be elastic, meaning they conserve energy
and momentum, inelastic, meaning they conserve momentum but not energy, or totally inelastic.

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