Jump to content

Bremsstrahlung radiation and florescence.

Sorcerer
in Quantum Theory

Featured Replies

Are the two related somehow? Or am I way off?

 

Isn't florescence the breaking (loss of KE) of an electron as it moves between shells?

 

Wiki didn't link the two.

Are the two related somehow? Or am I way off?

 

Isn't florescence the breaking (loss of KE) of an electron as it moves between shells?

 

Wiki didn't link the two.

 

They are not related. The change in energy of bound states leading to fluorescence is not associated with an acceleration, which is the hallmark of bremsstrahlung. Which comes from free, not bound, charged particles.

  • Author

 

They are not related. The change in energy of bound states leading to fluorescence is not associated with an acceleration, which is the hallmark of bremsstrahlung. Which comes from free, not bound, charged particles.

You mean deceleration right? Don't electrons in higher orbitals have higher KE (due to covering larger distances/orbital shapes in the same time?) and therefore lose KE when they drop down a shell?

 

Doesn't loss of KE = Deceleration?

Deceleration is an acceleration in the negative direction. But if you speed a charge up, you will also get radiation.

 

The change in energy of bound states is not associated with an acceleration.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

Configure browser push notifications
Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.