Rayleigh Scattering Technology

Rayleigh scattering (also known as Coherent, unmodified, classical or elastic scattering) is one of three forms of photon interaction which occurs when the energy of the x-ray or gamma photon is small in relation to the ionization energy of the atom. Rayleigh scattering refers primarily to the elastic scattering of light from atomic and molecular particles whose diameter is less than about one-tenth the wavelength of the incident light. Such low-energy radiation triggers all the electrons in an atom to vibrate at a similar frequency to the incident photon. The scattered wavelength is the same as the incident wavelength. The intensity of scattered light is inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength.