coherent scattering

Also contains definition of: incoherent scattering
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01131
@S05487-1@ is coherent whenever the phases of the signals arising from different @S05487-2@ centres are correlated and incoherent whenever these phases are uncorrelated.
Source:
PAC, 1983, 55, 931. (Definitions, terminology and symbols in colloid and surface chemistry. Part 1.14: Light scattering (Provisional)) on page 932 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'coherent scattering' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01131 RIS BibTex EndNote
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