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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">An [[interference]] pattern of [[scattered]] light centered on a [[scattering]] angle of  0&deg;.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This pattern is due to the various [[phase]] relationships among the different paths that the  [[electromagnetic radiation]] takes in going around, or through, a scattering particle, leading to  constructive or destructive interference. In general, the larger the cross section of the [[particle]], or  the shorter the [[wavelength]] of the [[radiation]], the narrower the angular spread of the diffraction  pattern.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 12:18, 27 March 2024

An interference pattern of scattered light centered on a scattering angle of 0°.

This pattern is due to the various phase relationships among the different paths that the electromagnetic radiation takes in going around, or through, a scattering particle, leading to constructive or destructive interference. In general, the larger the cross section of the particle, or the shorter the wavelength of the radiation, the narrower the angular spread of the diffraction pattern.

An aggregation of sufficiently many atoms or molecules that it can be assigned macroscopic properties such as volume, density, pressure, and temperature.

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