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Radioactivity

Problem 6.247

A source of gamma quanta is placed at a height \(h=20 \mathrm{~m}\) above an absorber. With what velocity should the source be displaced upward to counterbalance completely the gravitational variation of gamma quanta energy due to the Earth's gravity at the point where the absorber is located?

Reveal Answer
v=gh/c=65μm/sv=g h / c=65 \mu \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}