How does the rate of phonons being absorbed change as an atom being cooled by lasers approaches a laser?
a. the rate increases
b. the rate decreases
c. the rate remains constant
d. the rate oscillates
As we know that;
An atom moving away from the laser sees it red-shifted and does not absorb the photon
An atom moving towards the laser sees it blue-shifted and absorbs the photon, slowing the atom.
Then,
The photon excites the atom, moving an electron to a higher quantum state
So,
The atom re-emits a photon. As its direction is random, there is no net change in momentum over many absorption-emission cycles.so momentum is conserved only because rate is constant
So,
It's of higher level need lots of mechanism to understand . upto this level you can say momentum is conserved and hence rate is constant
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