Timeline for Can an absorbed photon be emitted as two photons?
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| Feb 4, 2016 at 16:31 | vote | accept | gptt916 | ||
| Feb 4, 2016 at 16:21 | comment | added | Floris | As long as it emits no more energy than it absorbed, yes. Often some energy turns into vibrations (heat). | |
| Feb 4, 2016 at 16:12 | comment | added | gptt916 | I see, so essentially an excited atom can decay at different rates, through which it radiates photons, but not necessarily the same energy as the absorbed photon? | |
| Feb 4, 2016 at 16:06 | history | answered | Floris | CC BY-SA 3.0 |