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tom421421
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Hi,
I'm currently looking into reflectivity and emissivity of metals in sunlight. However, I can't quite grasp how the mechanisms of reflection and emission differ. Emission obviously occurs because an electron is exited by a photon and then is de-excited and emits photon or photons. However I don't see how reflection is different when looked at on the atomic scale?
Anyway if anyone has an explanation please let me know!
Cheers
I'm currently looking into reflectivity and emissivity of metals in sunlight. However, I can't quite grasp how the mechanisms of reflection and emission differ. Emission obviously occurs because an electron is exited by a photon and then is de-excited and emits photon or photons. However I don't see how reflection is different when looked at on the atomic scale?
Anyway if anyone has an explanation please let me know!
Cheers