A process in which a change in direction or energy of an incident
radiation is caused by interaction with a
particle, a system of particles, or a
photon.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533
(Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional))
on page 1551
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167
(Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990))
on page 2212