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RE: Nuclear Isomer Decay: A Possibility for Breakthrough Space
- To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
- Subject: RE: Nuclear Isomer Decay: A Possibility for Breakthrough Space
- From: Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 13:35:39 -0500 (EST)
- In-Reply-To: <919B8699AC21D2118B7B00805FCCCC35896ABA@MNMAIL09>
Gamma rays have a momentum = gamma ray energy/ velocity of light,
or hv/c where v is the Greek letter nu.
Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Migliore, Charles W wrote:
> I thought gammas had no mass..... how can there be a recoil momentum?
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