In reply to Eric Walker's message of Sat, 5 Mar 2016 18:46:19 -0600: Hi, [snip] >On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 10:48 AM, H LV <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: > >In the Mössbauer effect when nucleus emits a photon all the recoil >> energy is absorbed by the lattice as a whole due to the quantization >> of the vibrational states of the lattice. > > >I've always wondered about the explanation that the Mossbauer effect occurs >because the lattice as a whole absorbs the recoil energy. This case seems >indistinguishable from the one where the nucleus is vibrating back and >forth horizontally and emits the photon as it is moving forward, in the >direction of travel, causing the recoil to cancel. Is anyone familiar >enough with the Mossbauer effect to explain why this alternative >explanation is ruled out?
AFAIK, it also happens. Check out "phonon wing" in relation to the Mössbauer effect. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
