On the Width of γ-Line and the Photon Structure
https://doi.org/10.56304/S207956292203023X
Abstract
The well-known narrowing of the Mössbaur γ-line with increasing age of the excited energy state ℏω0 of the emitter nucleus (the half-life is T1/2) and broadening of the γ-line with decreasing irradiation time of the absorber nucleus are analyzed. Taking into account the short time of emission of quantum transition energy - much less than T1/2, which can be seen, for example, from the duration of the γ-signal on the scintillator, the analysis leads to the idea of the structure of the γ-quantum (photon) as an electromagnetic wave of frequency ω0 that does not carry energy (0-wave), which is emitted by the nucleus from the moment of formation of the excited state to the quantum transition, with the energy quantum ℏω0 in the form of a short-term feature on the “tail” of this 0-wave. A possible source of 0-waves can be virtual transitions of the nucleus from the excited state to the ground state and back before the emission of an energy quantum. Detection of 0-waves is possible due to changing the width of the g-line with additional irradiation of the absorber nuclei by resonant 0-waves. The possibility of predicting the future decay of an excited state by 0-waves detecting and the prospects of using 0-waves for information transmission are noted. The principle of a 0-wave generator without energy radiation is proposed.
About the Author
V. V. Koltsov
JSC “Khlopin Radium Institute”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sankt-Petersburg, 194021
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Koltsov V.V. On the Width of γ-Line and the Photon Structure. Nuclear Physics and Engineering. 2023;14(1):61-66. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.56304/S207956292203023X
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