How many watts-per-meter-squared is 1-photon-per-second if the photonis a 2 GHz radio wave?

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Green Xenon [Radium]

Jan 1, 1970
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Hi:

How many watts-per-meter-squared is 1-photon-per-second if the photon is
a 2 GHz radio wave?


Thanks,

Radium
 
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R.H. Allen

Jan 1, 1970
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Green said:
Hi:

How many watts-per-meter-squared is 1-photon-per-second if the photon is
a 2 GHz radio wave?

Assuming you mean 1 photon per second per square meter, that's 1.3
yW/m^2 (that's 1.3 yoctowatts per square meter, or 1.3e-24 watts per
square meter).
 
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