HRS Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Basic quantum question. Not even really at that. Wave mechanics perhaps. But when photons and electromagnetic radiation strike a material and cause the emission of an electron because the radiation is at the proper frequency, would this be an atomic example of resonance frequency? Or even, to an extreme, an example of resonance disaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's not a resonance per se, because emission requires meeting or exceeding a threshold, i.e. the frequency is not at a proper frequency, it is above a minimum frequency. Excitation is an example of a resonance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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