Sentences with phrase «release phonons»

Those phonons travel through the rod, hit the already excited atoms, and — without getting absorbed — force the atoms to release phonons of their own.

A sonic black hole ought to act in the same way by releasing phonons, or packets of sound energy.

In a solid, the absorption of a phonon makes an atom vibrate in its bonds with neighboring atoms; releasing the phonon allows the atom to relax.

Not exact matches

When a particle (such as a WIMP) collides with the detector, it creates crystal lattice vibrations (phonons) and releases electrons.

Sound quanta are called phonons, and atoms absorb and release them.