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alpha-particle scattering — /al feuh pahr ti keuhl/, Physics. See Rutherford scattering. [1900 05] … Useful english dictionary
Alpha particle X-ray spectrometer — APXS is also an abbreviation for APache eXtenSion tool, an extension for Apache web servers. [ Mars Pathfinder Sojourner rover] An Alpha Particle X Ray Spectrometer (APXS) (or Alpha Proton X Ray Spectrometer for the Pathfinder mission) is a… … Wikipedia
Scattering theory — Top: the real part of a plane wave travelling upwards. Bottom: The real part of the field after inserting in the path of the plane wave a small transparent disk of index of refraction higher than the index of the surrounding medium. This object… … Wikipedia
Scattering — is a general physical process where some forms of radiation, such as light, sound, or moving particles, are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory by one or more localized non uniformities in the medium through which they pass. In… … Wikipedia
rutherford scattering — noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Baron Ernest Rutherford : a scattering of alpha particles on passage through thin metal foils in an angular distribution that indicates a concentration of positive charge at the atomic nucleus *… … Useful english dictionary
Rutherford scattering — Physics. the scattering of an alpha particle through a large angle with respect to the original direction of motion of the particle, caused by an atom (Rutherford atom) with most of the mass and all of the positive electric charge concentrated at … Universalium
scattering — /skat euhr ing/, adj. 1. distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered. 2. straggling, as an assemblage of parts. 3. (of votes) cast in small numbers for various candidates. 4. distributing, dispersing, or separating.… … Universalium
Particle in a spherically symmetric potential — In quantum mechanics, the particle in a spherically symmetric potential describes the dynamics of a particle in a potential which has spherical symmetry. The Hamiltonian for such a system has the form:hat{H} = frac{hat{p}^2}{2m 0} + V(r)where m 0 … Wikipedia
Rutherford scattering — In physics, Rutherford scattering is a phenomenon that was explained by Ernest Rutherford in 1911,[1] and led to the development of the Rutherford model (planetary model) of the atom, and eventually to the Bohr model. It is now exploited by the… … Wikipedia
Timeline of particle discoveries — This is a timeline of subatomic particle discoveries, including all particles thus far discovered which appear to be elementary (that is, indivisible) given the best available evidence. It also includes the discovery of composite particles and… … Wikipedia
