The human eye can barely detect a star whose intensity at the earth's surface is (1.6 times
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The human eye can barely detect a star whose intensity at the earth's surface is \(1.6 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\). If the dark-adapted eye has a pupil diameter of \(7.0 \mathrm{~mm}\), how many photons per second enter the eye from the star? Assume the starlight has a wavelength of \(550 \mathrm{~nm}\).
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College Physics A Strategic Approach
ISBN: 9780321907240
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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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