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Differential scattering cross section

How many particles per unit solid angle per unit time, P, are scattered in the direction ? Express your result in the form

The quantity you have calculated, , is known as the ``differential scattering cross section.''



Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Fri Feb 9 14:03:37 EST 1996