Does Scattering Involve Absorption

[Abid Rizvi]

Hi,

I read that scattering is just hitting a particle and bouncing off at some other direction. But I also read that scattering involves the complete absorption and emission of a particle/wave. Is this part correct? I have been unable to find that bit of information anywhere else.

 

[Khashishi]

Scattering can but doesn't require absorption followed by emission.
Check this out for some examples of each.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parametric_process_(optics)

 

[mathman]

There are different possibilities, depending on the particles involved - photons, neutrons, various charged particles, etc.