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The solar constant is the radiant flux density (irradiance) from the sun at the surface of...

The solar constant is the radiant flux density (irradiance) from the sun at the surface of the earth’s atmosphere and is about 0.135 W/cm2. Assume an average wavelength of 700 nm for the sun’s radiation that reaches the earth. Find (a) the amplitude of the - and -fields; (b) the number of photons that arrive each second on each square meter of a solar panel; (c) a harmonic wave equation for the -field of the solar radiation, inserting all constants numerically.

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