Anti-Stokes Scattering
Definition
Inelastic scattering in which the scattered photon gains energy from an initially excited state.
Related terms
- Polarisability
- The response of an electron distribution to an applied electric field.
- Raman Shift
- The difference between incident and scattered-light wavenumbers, commonly expressed in cm⁻¹.
- SERS
- Surface-enhanced Raman scattering using a suitable substrate–analyte interaction.
- SORS
- Spatially offset Raman spectroscopy using separated illumination and collection positions.
- Stokes Scattering
- Inelastic scattering in which the scattered photon has lower energy and the specimen gains energy.