Do clouds of electrons reflect, transmit, or absorb light?

uraniumbob · Nov 29, 2003

Has anyone heard the statement that a cloud of electrons neither reflects, transmits or absorbs any light therefore making it "invisiable"?

Is this true?

~Uraniumbob

mormonator_rm · Dec 1, 2003

I've never heard that before. If anything, electrons emit light through Bremsstrahlung and light produces electron-positron pairs in an intense magnetic field. Put the two processes together and you get a really cool cascade effect. I would imagine it is quite visible if you are looking for it properly.

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