Deadmeat Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 ... what was the name of the process, when an electron changes its energy level and emmits photons. I did explain the process right, didi I? Even if I didn't, you get the idea... I need information on this phenomenon, I really do. Thanks to those who help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkenlighten Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 As far as I know, there isn't a specific name for this. Its simply just absorption and emission of photons by an electron. When an electron goes from a lower energy level to higher one, a photon was absorbed, when it goes from a higher energy level to a lower one a photon is emitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liarliarpof Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Is 'transition' the word you seek? {E.g., Transition selection rules & probabilities, 'allowed' transitions, 'forbidden' transitions, etc.}. In dipole radiation, for instance, the theoretical differentiation between emission and absorption is simply a matter of +/- matrix elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Hm, maybe. Yes, the process was when an electron changes its energy level. May I get more information on this? Or is this it? Anyways, thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_for_short Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 It may be called an atom deactivation (opposite to excitation). There are also processes called a radiative recombination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 I don't think so. Well, if photons are emmited, it's basically called glowing? Well, I need info on the process itself and elements that have this, um, process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_for_short Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Luminescence? Fluorescence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 I'd go with Luminescence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I'd go with Luminescence. You'd be wrong. Florescence is closer, but I think that's a more specific term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Explaine toe the dumbye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Luminescence is a catch-all term for photons emitted from specific reactions, as opposed to thermal emissions from incandescence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminescence Fluorescence is a subset of luminescence, as is phosphorescence, which are two forms of de-excitation in which a photon is emitted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Would the change of an energy level for an electron count as on of these "reactions?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Yes, if a photon were emitted it would probably be considered fluorescence or phosphorescence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Ok, I've got the name. Now I need the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I gave you a wikipedia link. Did you look at it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Yep. But is there more to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genecks Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I think you're referring to quantum leaps within atomic structures: an electron changes an energy state and when it goes down an energy state, it releases light, which is a form of luminescence (I think). The input of energy, such as light, can make it leap to a more excited state. Leaping down from the excited state can cause it to release energy, such as light. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_leap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Yep. But is there more to it? There are links to the phenomena in question. You'll have to be more specific if you still have questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmeat Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 There are links to the phenomena in question. You'll have to be more specific if you still have questions. Ok then. Thank you for your help. As for Genecks, I agree with you. This might be quantum leaps, but I'm not entirley sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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