On the recoil and Doppler shifts

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Barnett, Stephen M. (2010) On the recoil and Doppler shifts. Journal of Modern Optics, 57 (14-15). pp. 1445-1447. ISSN 1362-3044 (https://doi.org/10.1080/09500341003605437)

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Abstract

The recoil shift due to the finite mass of an absorbing atom is, when viewed in the right way, simply part of the total Doppler shift. This is true both in the low speed and relativistic limits and also for the reflection of light from a low-mass mirror.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:28932
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    August 2010
    Published
    10 February 2010
    Published Online
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:28 Mar 2011 10:27
    Last modified:03 Apr 2025 21:17
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/28932
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