Timeline for Question about Rayleigh scattering
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| Aug 26, 2011 at 5:41 | vote | accept | Anonymous | ||
| Aug 25, 2011 at 18:46 | comment | added | Anonymous Coward | Just as a followup to Ted Bunn's excellent answer, that tiny difference in the energy of the photon (and the energy of the scattering atom) is the basis of laser cooling. And - to note how laser cooling can be practical with such a small energy change - I'd note that his answer (the "recoil energy") is correct for an atom that is initially stationary. For a moving atom, you can get a much bigger change. | |
| Aug 25, 2011 at 13:43 | history | answered | Ted Bunn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |