A teaching tape for LQ-09, Gas Ionization Bounds and Counting Model
Gas Ionization Threshold and Single-Quantum Energy Conservation
Walkthrough of Einstein's 1905 §9 threshold bound h*nu >= J_mol, count relations j = L/(R*beta*nu), and historical checks.
Where it starts
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Light Frequency (frequency) | 2901590000000000 |
| Ionization Energy (ionizationEnergyEv) | 10 |
| Optical Power (incidentPower) | 0.000001 |
| Absorption Fraction (absorptionEfficiency) | 0.5 |
| Illumination Duration (duration) | 1 |
| Ionization Yield (declaredFraction) | 1 |
What it changes, and what to expect
Set Optical Power (incidentPower) to 0.000002 changes what the run starts from
Proportional Energy Accounting
Doubling absorbed light energy L doubles the count of ionized molecules: j = L / (R*beta*nu).
What the author recorded that a reader should see here. Quantity Expected Under incidentPower 0.000002 W modern-si-2019
These are the values the tape's author recorded, not a result this page computed. Nothing here runs the instrument. Set them yourself in LQ-09 and compare what it gives you.