scatterer
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scatterer (plural scatterers)
One who, or that which, scatters.
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A Lambertian scatterer will then scatter this light according to the same cosine law as a Lambertian emitter.
For example, if the moon were a Lambertian scatterer, one would expect to see its scattered brightness appreciably diminish towards the terminator due to the increased angle at which sunlight hit the surface.
The fact that it does not diminish illustrates that the moon is not a Lambertian scatterer, and in fact tends to scatter more light into the oblique angles than would a Lambertian scatterer.