Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 38 - Photons and Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1181: 9c

Answer

$flux = 5.89\times 10^{18}~photons/m^2~s$

Work Step by Step

In part (a), we found that photons are emitted at a rate of $~~2.96\times 10^{20}~photons/s$ We can find the surface area of a sphere of radius $r = 2.00~m$: $A = 4\pi~r^2 = (4\pi)(2.00~m)^2 = (16.0~pi)~m^2$ We can find the photon flux: $flux = \frac{2.96\times 10^{20}~photons/s}{(16.0~pi)~m^2} = 5.89\times 10^{18}~photons/m^2~s$
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