single scattering

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Radiation scattering in which there is only one scattering encounter.
See also: light scattering
Source:
PAC, 1983, 55, 931. 'Definitions, terminology and symbols in colloid and surface chemistry. Part 1.14: Light scattering (Provisional)' on page 932 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198355060931)