The solar constant is the radiant flux density at a spherical surface centered on the Sun having

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The solar constant is the radiant flux density at a spherical surface centered on the Sun having a radius equal to that of the Earth’s mean orbital radius; it has a value of 0.133–0.14 W/cm2. If we assume an average wavelength of about 700 nm, how many photons at most will arrive on each square meter per second of a solar cell panel just above the atmosphere?

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Optics

ISBN: 978-0133977226

5th edition

Authors: Eugene Hecht

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