oint ource broadcasting isotropically at 1.0 MW. What is the intensity f the transmitted signal reaching Proxima Centauri, the star near- st our solar system, 4.3 ly away? (An alien civilization at that dis- ance might be able to watch X Files.) A light-year (ly) is the dis- ance light travels in one year.

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•8 Assume (unrealistically) that a TV station acts as a point
source broadcasting isotropically at 1.0 MW. What is the intensity
of the transmitted signal reaching Proxima Centauri, the star near-
est our solar system, 4.3 ly away? (An alien civilization at that dis-
tance might be able to watch X Files.) A light-year (ly) is the dis-
tance light travels in one year.
Transcribed Image Text:•8 Assume (unrealistically) that a TV station acts as a point source broadcasting isotropically at 1.0 MW. What is the intensity of the transmitted signal reaching Proxima Centauri, the star near- est our solar system, 4.3 ly away? (An alien civilization at that dis- tance might be able to watch X Files.) A light-year (ly) is the dis- tance light travels in one year.
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