Opaque 100%- 50%- Transparent 0%- 10 nm umr 100 nm 1 μm 10 pm 100 pm 1 mm 1 cm 10 cm 1m 10 m 100 m Wavelength Atmospheric Opacity This image shows the percentage of photons absorbed by our atmosphere as a function of wavelength across the electromagnetic spectrum. If 15000 photons of green optical light are received by a detector at sea level, how many photons would have been detected without atmospheric absorption?
Opaque 100%- 50%- Transparent 0%- 10 nm umr 100 nm 1 μm 10 pm 100 pm 1 mm 1 cm 10 cm 1m 10 m 100 m Wavelength Atmospheric Opacity This image shows the percentage of photons absorbed by our atmosphere as a function of wavelength across the electromagnetic spectrum. If 15000 photons of green optical light are received by a detector at sea level, how many photons would have been detected without atmospheric absorption?
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Opaque 100%
50%
Transparent 0%
Tamms
Um
1 cm
10 cm 1m
10 nm 100 nm 1 μm
10 um 100 pm
1 mm
Wavelength
10 m
100 m
Atmospheric Opacity
This image shows the percentage of photons absorbed by our atmosphere as a function of wavelength across the electromagnetic spectrum.
If 15000 photons of green optical light are received by a detector at sea level, how many photons would have been detected
without atmospheric absorption?
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