Peak wavelength via temperature¶
The wavelength of a blackbody’s radiation peak is inversely proportional to its temperature. This law is known as the Wien’s displacement law.
Links:
- peak_wavelength¶
wavelength
at which the peak of the spectral radiance of a blackbody occurs.- Symbol:
lambda_peak
- Latex:
\(\lambda_\text{peak}\)
- Dimension:
length
- temperature¶
temperature
of the blackbody.- Symbol:
T
- Latex:
\(T\)
- Dimension:
temperature
- law¶
lambda_peak = b / T
- Latex:
- \[\lambda_\text{peak} = \frac{b}{T}\]