Anomalous photon emission from a solid
The solution of the wave equation for electron in a solid can be formally singular on some line. The singularity is smeared out within the distance ~ 10-11cm due to electron "vibrations" caused by its interaction with photons. Because of this localization, the large momentum uncertainty results in the local increase of the electron kinetic energy ~ 1 MeV. This energy enhancement is compensated by the local reduction of zero point energy of photons which can be considered as a potential well producing anomalous electron binding. The electron in this well gets to its bottom emitting photons of the total energy ~ 1 MeV (anomalous emission). These effects can occur in a solid when its surface is bombarded by ions with the energy ~ 1 keV. Photons, produced inside the solid, escape from it and can be detected in addition to the usual Bremsstrahlung of incident ions.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Sociedad Mexicana de Física
2015
|
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0035-001X2015000400007 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|