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Thermal Radiation. Quantum Nature of Light.

Problem 5.277

Electromagnetic radiation of wavelength λ=0.30μm\lambda=0.30 \mu \mathrm{m} falls on a photocell operating in the saturation mode. The corresponding spectral sensitivity of the photocell is J=4.8 mA/WJ=4.8 \mathrm{~mA} / \mathrm{W}. Find the yield of photoelectrons, i.e. the number of photoelectrons produced by each incident photon.

Reveal Answer
w=2πcJ/eλ=0.020w=2 \pi c \hbar J / e \lambda=0.020