  Time-resolved scattering experiments enable imaging of materials at the
molecular scale with femtosecond time resolution. However, in disordered media
they provide access to just one radial dimension thus limiting the study of
orientational structure and dynamics. Here we introduce a rigorous and
practical theoretical framework for predicting and interpreting experiments
combining optically induced anisotropy and time-resolved scattering. Using
impulsive nuclear Raman and ultrafast X-ray scattering experiments of
chloroform and simulations, we demonstrate that this framework can accurately
predict and elucidate both the spatial and temporal features of these
experiments.
