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If you were to have a collection of protons in vacuum with no electrons there, would they give off or absorb light and or any other spectrum?
Blenton said:If you were to have a collection of protons in vacuum with no electrons there, would they give off or absorb light and or any other spectrum?
Blenton said:If you were to have a collection of protons in vacuum with no electrons there, would they give off or absorb light and or any other spectrum?
Er.. protons have charge. Make them change their velocities and they'll give off EM radiation!
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Blenton said:Ok if they were accelerating. However if they were stationary how would they behave if a photon was shone at them? Do the protons have energy states akin to the Bohr theory ?
A "stationary" electron, muon, proton, etc... (insert any charged elementary particle here) would behave the same way as well, no?
This is correct. But photons interact with free electrons and free protons in the same way. This is Compton scattering. The cross section is inversely proportional to mass-squared, however, so although electrons can be detected using photons easily, protons cannot. The basis for the Compton scattering is charge, and since neutrons don't have any, they will be nearly invisible. except for their radioactivity.euquila said:It is my understanding that a clump of protons (or a clump of neutrons like in a neutron star) do NOT interact with photons the way atoms do..
Bob S said:photons interact with free electrons and free protons in the same way. This is Compton scattering.
No, protons are not visible to the naked eye. They are subatomic particles that are much smaller than the wavelengths of visible light.
Scientists use various methods such as particle accelerators and detectors to study protons. These methods allow them to observe the behavior of protons indirectly.
Protons are one of the fundamental particles that make up atoms. They are positively charged, and their movement and interaction with other particles can create electromagnetic waves, including visible light.
No, protons are not the only particles that make up light. Photons, which are particles of light, do not have any mass and do not contain any protons. They are the carriers of electromagnetic energy.
Yes, protons can be seen using specialized equipment such as particle detectors and scanning electron microscopes. These instruments allow scientists to observe the tracks of protons as they move through materials.