Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 40 - All About Atoms - Problems - Page 1250: 59

Answer

$3\;eV$

Work Step by Step

The simulated emission occurs when atoms at a higher energy level having apparently long life time are deexcited to a lower energy level having apparently short life time due to simulation of external photon having equivalent energy of the energy difference between above two levels. The light emitted by $A$ illuminates $B$ and can cause stimulated emission of $B$. Thus, the energy of the emitted photon from $A$ should be equivalent to the energy difference between the $B$'s energy levels which participates in stimulated emission. To satisfy the above two conditions, the transition in $A$ should be from $6.9\;eV$ (lifetime: $3\;ms$) to $3.9\;eV$ (lifetime: $3\;\mu s$) and the transition in $B$ should be from $10.8\;eV$ (lifetime: $3\;ms$) to $7.8\;eV$ (lifetime: $3\;\mu s$). Therefore, the energy per photon of that stimulated emission of $B$ is $(6.9-3.9)\;eV=3\;eV$.
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