Rutherford Scattering Definition

noun
The scattering undergone by a stream of heavy charged particles fired at a sample of a heavy metal, caused by exposure to Coulomb forces in the atomic nuclei of the sample.
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Origin of Rutherford Scattering

  • After Ernest Rutherford

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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