Thanks! I can't believe I was being such a dunce. For clarification, this heating obviously takes energy from the wave. In doing so will the frequency of the wave be reduced (E=hf)? Thinking at a single photon level for radio waves seems a little silly.
I'm doing a study that involves radio waves passing through organic matter and have come across several sources that state that radio waves may heat organic matter when passing through it (For example: http://www.mobilfunkstudien.org/downloads/peleg_wm_10.5923.j.biophysics.20120201.01.pdf)...
Homework Statement
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Homework Equations
The "Integral Form" the question refers to is the http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/0/3/1/0311484f33c932135c09ab12ca8d1a29.png"
The Attempt at a Solution
The hint hasn't really helped me...
Ok so I have the integral of v*exp(-\alphav2) dv between 0 and infinity to normalise. I don't know how a substitution would help because you would still have two functions multiplied by one another.
Edit: I think I'm being stupid. I've substituted for alpha*v^2. Hopefully it will work.
Homework Statement
It seemed much easier to screencap than to write out.
Homework Equations
It helps to know that the number of states with speed between u and u+du is 2pi*u du
The Attempt at a Solution
I've tried quite a few things but every time I get to trying to normalise I either get...
Thanks a lot for a fast reply. Yeah I've read up a bit on the allowed hkl values for copper which is FCC structure. I guess I'll play with the numbers until I get something similar to the answer.
Homework Statement
A thin polycrystalline film of Cu, with lattice parameter of 0.361 nm, is irradiated with X-rays with wavelength of 0.154 nm. Calculate the first 5 bragg scattering angles for which X-rays may be detected.Homework Equations
2dsin(\theta) = n\lambda
Bragg condition for...