Atomic recoil
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Atomic recoil
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In nuclear physics, atomic recoil is the result of the interaction of an atom with an energetic elementary particle, when the momentum of the interacting particle is transferred to the atom as a whole without altering non-translational degrees of freedom of the atom. It is a purely quantum phenomenon. Atomic recoil was discovered by Harriet Brooks, Canada's first female nuclear physicist, in 1904, but interpreted wrongly. Otto Hahn reworked, explained and demonstrated it in 1908/09.
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Transfer of momentum from an elementary particle to an atom
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2023-11-27T14:33:09Z
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