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Resonance

المؤلف:  Will Raven

المصدر:  Atomic Physics for Everyone

الجزء والصفحة:  P-19

2026-11-10

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Resonance: When an atom gets excited by a photon from one state to another, we say the atom “goes through resonance.” This is similar to playing the trumpet. When you blow correctly into a trumpet, a standing wave is excited in the pipe to create a note. The same thing happens with an atom. When you excite an atom with the right energy photon, the electron goes from one standing wave mode to another. Atomic physicists use the word “excitation” and “resonance” interchangeably.