| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Deep Inelastic Scattering | Deep Inelastic Scattering is the name given to a process used to probe the insides of hadrons (particularly the baryons, such as protons and neutrons), using electrons. It provided the first convincing evidence of the reality of quarks, which up until that point had been considered by many to be a purely mathematical phenomenon. It is a relatively new process, first attempted in the 1960s and 1970s. It is conceptually similar to Rutherford Scattering, but with important differences. (references) | ||
| Inelastic scattering | In particle physics, inelastic scattering is a fundamental scattering process in which the momentum of an incident particle is not conserved. In this scattering process, the energy of the incident particle is lost or gained. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Inelastic scattering | Physics | A scattering process in which the energy of a scattered particle is changed in the mass-of-mass system. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Inelastic scattering cross-section | Nuclear Energy & Physics | The cross-section for the inelastic scattering process. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Radiative inelastic scattering | Physics | Inelastic scattering in which some of the kinetic energy of an incident particle goes into excitation of the target nucleus followed by subsequent de-excitation through the emission of one or more photons. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Thermal inelastic scattering | Physics | Inelastic scattering in which a slow neutron or other particle exchanges energy with a molecule or lattice. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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