RAYLEIGH SCATTERING


Meaning of RAYLEIGH SCATTERING in English

Of an electromagnetic wave propagating in a material medium , scattering caused by refractive-index inhomogeneities that are small compared to the wavelength . ( 188 ) Note 1: Rayleigh scattering losses vary as the reciprocal of the fourth power of the wavelength. Note 2: Ionospheric scattering is caused partly by Rayleigh scattering.

Telecommunication standard terms English vocab.      Английский словарь стандартных телекоммуникационных терминов.