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Photonics Dictionary

cross section

Calculation of the probability of an interaction between two types of particles, such as light absorption, excitation or energy transfers. The probability that one incident particle will interact as it passes through the target layer is defined by the cross section multiplied by the number of target particles per unit area.
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