KnowraInelastic scatteringLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Inelastic scattering, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 3Related 1Compared with 4Electron diffractionCompared with: Energy loss can blur diffraction information and also provide complementary spectroscopic signals.Elastic scatteringCompared with: It differs because the outgoing participants can have changed internal states or reduced kinetic energy.Nuclear cross sectionCompared with: Its cross section separates energy-changing events from elastic scattering.Atomic and molecular collisionsCompared with: It separates energy-transfer collisions from purely elastic deflection.