Questions tagged [absorption]
A transition by which the energy of at least one photon is completely transferred to a material.
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How do I calculate the absorption of single layers of a multilayer stack using the electric field in each layer?
I'm trying to calculate the absorbance of individual layers using the transfer matrix method but I'm stuck on how to do it. The code I am using can give the total absorbance of the system, and the ...
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Regarding the absorption property of a blackbody
Consider a blackbody of surface area $S_b$ and at temperature $T_b$. It is placed inside an evacuated chamber (to neglect all the effects of convection), with walls of chamber at temperature $T_c$ and ...
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X-ray absorption edge, accurate theoretical predition possible?
It is well known that in X-ray absorption spectroscopy, the absorption spectrum shows discontinuities at some critical frequencies.
Is it possible to predict locations of these jumps theoretically? I ...
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The absorption of infrared light for regular materials, like fabric wallets backpacks and clothes
I work as a brand partner for a company that produces a patch which strengthens the production of stemcells in the body.
The patches are activated with the help of the bodys own infrared radiation.
I ...
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Absorption and emission spectrum terminology
Hi everyone recently i was looking for laser crystals and since I am an autodidact i was confused by the terminology and units of the optics domain. And specialy by the absorption and emission ...
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How can the inverse of stimulated emission be distinguished from "normal" absorption?
A simple system with two energy states can absorb an incoming photon (of adequate energy) to get excited, and it can relax by either spontaneously emit a photon afterwards or get stimulated by another ...
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