scattering coefficient

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Single scattering coefficient of a particle in a medium of different refractive index, expressed as a ratio between scattering cross section and geometric cross section of the particle. It should properly be called scattering efficiency, but in popular use, called scattering coefficient

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skăt′ar-i˘ng kō′i˘-fi˘sh′ant