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LIGHT SCATTERING [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

The deflection of light by fine particles of solid, liquid or gaseous matter from the main direction of a beam without appreciable change of wavelength.

CONT

Visibility impairment is caused by the scattering and absorption of light by suspended particles and gases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Chimie
  • Chimie analytique
CONT

Les méthodes optiques basées sur la diffusion de lumière par les particules, sur l'absorption de lumière par réflexion sur une tache de poussières, etc..., permettent notamment d'obtenir une évaluation globale de la quantité de poussières recueillies ou de l'opacité d'un panache de fumée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
  • Química
  • Química analítica
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