Raman scattering showing absorption when Stokes Raman scattering exceeds anti-Stokes Raman scattering, in an experiment in which a sample is simultaneously illuminated by coincident beams from a continuum source and a pulse laser at \(\tilde{\nu}_{0}\). Energy is absorbed from the continuum at \(\tilde{\nu}_{0} + \tilde{\nu}_{\rm{s}}\) where \(\tilde{\nu}_{\rm{s}}\) is the wavenumber of a Raman-active vibration in the sample that is excited by this process, and this energy is emitted at \(\tilde{\nu}_{0}\).