RE: Nuclear Isomer Decay: A Possibility for Breakthrough Space

[Mike McNaughton <mcnaught@lanl.gov>]

>I thought gammas had no mass..... how can there be a recoil momentum?

Einstein's relativity theory predicts that photons have momentum p = E/c.
This prediction was first confirmed by Compton scattering, and has since
been confirmed by many other observations.
"Shlala gashle" (Zulu greeting, meaning "Stay safe")
mike (mcnaught@LANL.GOV)
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