Search our database of handpicked sites
Looking for a great physics site? We've tracked down the very best and checked them for accuracy. Just fill out the fields below and we'll do the rest.
You searched for "elastic scattering "
We found 3 results on physics.org and 32 results in our database of sites
(of which
30 are Websites,
0 are Videos,
and 2 are Experiments)
Search results on physics.org

Scattering Concepts
Index page within Hyperphysics site that leads to all pages on scattering topics including Rutherford Scattering.

Rutherford Scattering
Definition of Rutherford scattering: The scattering of alpha particles by a thin sheet of gold foil.

Elastic and Inelastic Collision
Java Applet simulating elastic and fully inelastic collisions - demonstrating the conservation of momentum.

Loud lollies - Marvin and Milo
A Marvin and Milo activity about sound. All you need is two lolly sticks, a wide elastic band, 2 smaller, narrower elastic bands, a straw and scissors.

Elastic Collision
An elastic collision is defined as one in which both conservation of momentum and conservation of kinetic energy are observed.

Scattering of light in the atmosphere
Find out how light scattering makes the sky blue and clouds white.

Rutherford Scattering: Thomson Model of an Atom
A simulation of the Rutherford scattering experiment.

Compton Scattering
Arthur H. Compton observed the scattering of x-rays from electrons in a carbon target and found scattered x-rays with a longer wavelength than those incident upon the target.

Hyperphysics - Nuclear Scattering Cross Section
Theory of nuclear scattering cross section and relation to Rutherford's gold foil experiment.