A photon rocket emits light to generate thrust. If the power of the light source is3 W, and it emits red light with wavelength of620 nm, (a) find the energy and momentum of one photon of such light.
Compton effect
The incoming photons' energy must be in the range of an X-ray frequency to generate the Compton effect. The electron does not lose enough energy that reduces the wavelength of scattered photons towards the visible spectrum. As a result, with visible lights, the Compton effect is missing.
Recoil Velocity
The amount of backward thrust or force experienced by a person when he/she shoots a gun in the forward direction is called recoil velocity. This phenomenon always follows the law of conservation of linear momentum.
A photon rocket emits light to generate thrust. If the power of the light source is3 W, and it emits red light with wavelength of620 nm,
(a) find the energy and momentum of one photon of such light.
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