Radiation intensity from energy, area, and time¶
Intensity is a scalar physical quantity that quantitatively characterizes the power carried by a wave in the direction of propagation per unit area per unit time.
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- Symbol:
I- Latex:
\(I\)
- Dimension:
power/area
- Symbol:
E- Latex:
\(E\)
- Dimension:
energy
- Symbol:
A- Latex:
\(A\)
- Dimension:
area
- Symbol:
t- Latex:
\(t\)
- Dimension:
time
- law¶
I = E / (A * t)- Latex:
- \[I = \frac{E}{A t}\]