Multipolar polarizabilities from interaction-induced Raman scattering

In this chapter the authors first give a general presentation of collision-induced scattering (CIS), also named interaction induced scattering. The different types of molecular interaction are mentioned, with a special emphasis on the multipolar polarizabilities contributions studied in the authors\u27 laboratories since the beginning of 1990s. The authors describe the setup and the experimental procedure used for the measurement of the scattering on an absolute scale. They also discuss the multipolar contributions to depolarized and isotropic CIS for specific molecular symmetries. Studies in the Rayleigh wings of isotropic molecules such as CF4 and SF6 and of linear molecules such as N2 and CO2 are presented. The authors also report on observations made in the wings of vibrational Raman bands of CF4 and SF6