scattering cross section
C21376
concept
The scattering cross section is a measure of the effective area that quantifies the likelihood of a particle or wave being scattered by a target in a given interaction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| scattering cross section canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: scattering cross section
Generated description
The scattering cross section is a measure of the effective area that quantifies the likelihood of a particle or wave being scattered by a target in a given interaction.
Instances (1)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Thomson cross section | — |