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ShalinNayak
Sep27-11, 09:09 PM
hey im calculating energy of a blackbody emitter, and i have the flux (energy per unit area) and the peak wavelength emitted. how do i calculate total energy?

edgepflow
Sep28-11, 02:40 PM
Since you have your peak wavelength, use Wein's Displacement Law to find the temperature of your black body emitter:

\lambda_{max} T = 2897.8 um-K

Then apply Stepan-Boltzmann Law to find total power:

E = \sigma T^{4}.