The @A00346@ between the forward direction of the incident beam and a straight line connecting the @S05487@ point and the detector. Synonymous with angle of observation.
Sources: Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 65 [Terms] [Book] PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2212 [Terms] [Paper]