The third person singular present form; to reflect or bounce backward as a process.
Third person singular present of 'backscatter'. Used in scientific writing to describe what occurs when radiation encounters matter.
When neutrons backscatter from a sample in a laboratory, the angle and energy of return tells scientists about crystal structure—it's like listening to how an echo changes to understand a room without seeing it.
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