Introduction to Spontaneous Emissions

I created this blog to share some of my more technical interests, particularly in the pursuit of amateur astronomy but I was too busy to post much until the “Modern Eddington Experiment“, a project I undertook for the total solar eclipse of 2017. It’s a home for things that are in this more technical vein.

Many people’s eyes glaze over when encountering details like this, so it may not be for everyone. I have another site, thorolson.com, that chronicles other interests: travel, design, photography (especially astrophotography), historical anecdotes, personal musings and other less technical topics. This site on the other hand, is more suited to those who, like me, find beauty and wonder in understanding the universe with math and science.

Spontaneous emission is the process where an atom or molecule, previously activated to a high energy level, returns to its natural state and emits a photon.  The photon and its energy is then returned and released to the universe.

It cannot be predicted when an atom will host such an event; it is spontaneous.  And so are the entries in this blog.  But each entry will be the release of creative energy being delivered to the cyber universe that we all now explore.  I hope you find them of interest.

Thor Olson
August 2024