Jones: Don't think its 50meV/atom, but the same atom excited to different energy levels.
RE: of mtns and molehills. .and a butterfly's flapping in California causes a monsoon in India. From: Jones Beene [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 9:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Vo]:Hypothetical 'quantum harmonic oscillator' not so hypothetical From: MarkI-ZeroPoint FYI: http://phys.org/news/2012-10-neutron-unprecedented-quantum-oscillations.html #nwlt NOTE that the quantum in this case is 50meV (small 'm'). Even so, if it were 50meV of actual gain per atom, which it isn't, then a mole of the nitrogen oscillations gives one a pretty impressive coherent "wiggle." Not to mention. being coherent, the radiation could be useful for certain things - and it would not be a surprise if this will be or has been considered for . well . cough, cough . maybe an n-ray laser J Talk about making a mountain out of molehill..
