Phase function

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008736",
  "term": "Phase function",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A function that describes the angular distribution of scattered radiation from a particle or a volume element of a medium. It represents the probability that radiation incident on a particle from one direction will be scattered into another specific direction. For isotropic scattering, where light is scattered equally in all directions, the phase function has a constant value of one.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "radiative transfer equation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 931. 'Glossary of terms used in photocatalysis and radiation catalysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 963 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-09-36)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/phase-function/"
}