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jimgraber
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A photon can be absorbed by a crystal. The recoil is absorbed by either a single atom (ordinary absorption) or by the entire crystal (Mossbauer effect) Why do we not observe absorption by two or three atoms at the small end or by one half or one third of the crystal at the high end?
TIA.
Jim Graber
TIA.
Jim Graber