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Differential scattering cross section

How many particles per unit solid angle (recall tex2html_wrap_inline394 ) per unit time, P, are scattered in the direction tex2html_wrap_inline398 ? Express your result in the form

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The quantity you have calculated, tex2html_wrap_inline402 , is known as the ``differential scattering cross section.''



Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Thu Feb 6 11:34:49 EST 1997