This is a list of scattering experiments.
Specific experiments of historical significance
Davisson–Germer experiment Gold foil experiments, performed by Geiger and Marsden for Rutherford which discovered the atomic nucleus Elucidation of the structure of DNA by X-ray crystallography Discovery of the antiproton at the Bevatron Discovery of W and Z bosons at CERN Discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider MINERνA
Types of experiment
Optical methods Compton scattering Raman scattering X-ray crystallography Biological small-angle scattering with X-rays, or Small-angle X-ray scattering Static light scattering Dynamic light scattering Polymer scattering with X-rays
Neutron-based methods Neutron scattering Biological small-angle scattering with neutrons, or Small-angle neutron scattering Polymer scattering with neutrons
Particle accelerators Electrostatic nuclear accelerator Linear induction accelerator Betatron Linear particle accelerator Cyclotron Synchrotron