Monochromatic light of wavelength 632.8 nm is produced by a helium-neon laser. The power emitted is 9.42 mW.(a) Find the energy and momentum of each photon in the light beam,(b) How many photons per second, on the average, arrive at a target irradiated by this beam? (Assume the beam to have uniform cross-section which is less than the target area), and(c) How fast does a hydrogen atom have to travel in order to have the same momentum as that of the photon?
Jayant Kumar , 10 Years ago
Grade 11