superscattering

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noun

A form of scattering in which multiple particles are dispersed in a nonunitary way.

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Meanings

noun
  1. natural sciencesA form of scattering in which multiple particles are dispersed in a nonunitary way.

    We achieve unidirectional forward superscattering by multilayered spherical cavities which are effectively radially anisotropic.

    2016, Wei Liu, Bing Lei, Jianhua Shi, Haojun Hu, “Unidirectional superscattering by multilayered cavities of effective radial anisotropy”, in arXiv

Origin

From super- + scattering.

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