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'''Light scattering''' is a form of [[scattering]] in which [[light]] is the form of propagating energy which is scattered. Light scattering can be thought of as the deflection of a [[ray (optics)|ray]] from a straight path, for example by irregularities in the propagation [[optical medium|medium]], [[light scattering by particles|particles]], or in the interface between two media. Deviations from the [[law of reflection]] due to irregularities on a surface are also usually con(contracted; show full)

==Introduction==

The interaction of light with matter can reveal important information about the structure and dynamics of the material being examined.
Scattering of light is nothing but light dispersing. If the [[scattering|scattering centers]] are in motion, then the scattered radiation is [[Doppler effect|Doppler shifted]]. An analysis of the spectrum of scattered light can thus yield information regarding the motion of the scattering center. [[Periodicity]] or structural repetition in the scattering medium will cause [[Interference (wave propagation)|interference]] in the spectrum of scattered light. Thus, a study of the scattered light intensity as a function of scattering angle gives information about(contracted; show full)
*M. Mishchenko, L. Travis, A. Lacis: ''Scattering, Absorption, and Emission of Light by Small Particles'', Cambridge University Press, 2002.

==External links==
*[http://www.opticsinfobase.org/submit/ocis/OCIS_2007.pdf Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme (OCIS)], [[Optical Society of America]], 1997

[[Category:Glass physics]]
[[Category:Scattering]]
[[Category:Scattering, absorption and radiative transfer (optics)]]