A 337 nm nitrogen laser puts out 2.00 W of power with a beam 5.40 mm in diameter. The beam is pointed directly at a pinhole which has a diameter of 1.20 mm. How many photons of light will travel through the pinhole per second? Assume that the intensity of the light is equally distributed across the whole area of the beam. number of photons per second: photons/s

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A 337 nm nitrogen laser puts out 2.00 W of power with a beam 5.40 mm in diameter. The beam is pointed directly at a pinhole
which has a diameter of 1.20 mm. How many photons of light will travel through the pinhole per second?
Assume that the intensity of the light is equally distributed across the whole area of the beam.
number of photons per second:
photons/s
Transcribed Image Text:A 337 nm nitrogen laser puts out 2.00 W of power with a beam 5.40 mm in diameter. The beam is pointed directly at a pinhole which has a diameter of 1.20 mm. How many photons of light will travel through the pinhole per second? Assume that the intensity of the light is equally distributed across the whole area of the beam. number of photons per second: photons/s
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