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AKG
Sep30-04, 01:35 AM
What does it mean for a nucleus to emit a photon, and what does it mean to talk about the "recoil energy" of the nucleus. If I'm given a mass for a nucleus and an energy for an emitted photon, how can I calculate the recoil energy of the nucleus?

photon_mass
Sep30-04, 05:38 PM
conservation of energy