ShalinNayak Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Sep 27, 2011 #1 hey I am 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?
hey I am 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 Messages 688 Reaction score 1 Sep 28, 2011 #2 Since you have your peak wavelength, use Wein's Displacement Law to find the temperature of your black body emitter: [itex]\lambda[/itex][itex]_{max}[/itex] T = 2897.8 um-K Then apply Stepan-Boltzmann Law to find total power: E = [itex]\sigma[/itex] T[itex]^{4}[/itex].
Since you have your peak wavelength, use Wein's Displacement Law to find the temperature of your black body emitter: [itex]\lambda[/itex][itex]_{max}[/itex] T = 2897.8 um-K Then apply Stepan-Boltzmann Law to find total power: E = [itex]\sigma[/itex] T[itex]^{4}[/itex].