backscatter
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Names in other languages
- PolskiRozpraszanie wsteczne
- РусскийОбратное рассеивание
- Portuguêsretroespalhamento
- FrançaisRétrodiffusion
- DeutschRückstreuung
- Englishbackscatter
- ItalianoBackscatter
- NederlandsBackscatter
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within the rings of a glory In physics, backscatter (or backscattering) is the reflection of waves, particles, or signals back to the direction from which they came. It is usually a diffuse reflection due to scattering, as opposed to specular reflection as from a mirror, although specular backscattering can occur at normal incidence with a surface. Backscattering has important applications in astronomy, photography, and medical ultrasonography. The opposite effect is forward scatter, e.g. when a translucent material like a cloud diffuses sunlight, giving soft light.
within the rings of a glory In physics, backscatter (or backscattering) is the reflection of waves, particles, or signals back to the direction from which they came. It is usually a diffuse reflection due to scattering, as opposed to specular reflection as from a mirror, although specular backscattering can occur at normal incidence with a surface. Backscattering has important applications in astronomy, photography, and medical ultrasonography. The opposite effect is forward scatter, e.g. when a translucent material like a cloud diffuses sunlight, giving soft light. ==See also== Backscatter (email) Backscatter X-ray (in security scanning applications, e.g. at airports) Forward scattering Scattering Electron backscatter diffraction ==References==
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