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scattering

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scatter (something) to the four winds

To disperse something across a wide area. College has really scattered our family to the four winds. We've got four kids in four different states now!
See also: four, scatter, to, wind

scatter about

1. To strew, distribute, or disperse things all around (some place), especially in a haphazard or aimless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scatter" and "about." I leaped into the pile of leaves and scattered them about. The cat jumped onto my desk and scattered about all my important documents. I scattered my grandmother's ashes about the field, as she instructed in her will.
2. To separate and distribute rays of light in many different directions. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scatter" and "about." The crystal scatters the sunlight about in a myriad of colors. The gems in the cave scattered about the light from the flashlight.
See also: scatter

scatter around

1. To strew, distribute, or disperse things all around (some place), especially in a haphazard or aimless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scatter" and "around." I leaped into the pile of leaves and scattered them around. The cat jumped onto my desk and scattered around all my important documents. I scattered my grandmother's ashes around the field, as she instructed in her will.
2. To separate and distribute rays of light in many different directions. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scatter" and "around." The crystal scatters the sunlight around in a myriad of colors. The gems in the cave scattered around the light from the flashlight.
See also: around, scatter
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References in periodicals archive
Typical differential scattering cross sections are shown in Fig.
The elastic scattering is largely in the forward direction.
Scatter Corrections in X-Ray Computed Tomography: A Physics-Based Analysis
According to the GLMT, the particle is randomly located in the Gaussian beam, and the scattering properties are also determined by the location information in the beam.
Table 1 shows the scattering cross section of the sphere particle with different location in the Gaussian beam.
Modeling of Scattering Cross Section for Mineral Aerosol with a Gaussian Beam
where [THETA] is the scattering angle and [U.sub.n] is the second kind of Chebyshev function.
In addition, Chebyshev polynomial provides better results at large scattering angles.
Comparison of Chebyshev and Legendre Polynomial Expansion of Phase Function of Cloud and Aerosol Particles
Nonetheless, this explanation is purely empirical as per our knowledge; existing effective medium theoretical frameworks cannot be applied to such highly scattering systems, whose particle size is of the order of magnitude of the wavelength of the incident radiation.
In the academic sphere, fundamental analyses of HPP optical properties are mostly realized within the approximation of an independent light scattering regime.
Theoretical study and experimental analysis of the scattering efficiency of hollow polymer particles in the dependent light scattering regime
Formulation of the Wave Scattering from a Rough Surface
Extension and Validation of an Advanced Integral Equation Model for Bistatic Scattering from Rough Surfaces
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