Planck's Black Body Radiation Distribution

Conditions
T := 5600 K

temperature is modifyable

:= 50 nm ,55 nm .. 2500 nm

wavelength region of graph

Calculated Parameters
S ( ,T) :=

2hc
5

E=

h c

k T

1
e

S ( ,T) d

Planck Distribution (energy density)

5 4

E ( T) :=

2 k

3 2

15 h c

Integrated Energy Output

Planck's Blackbody Radiation Curve

8

T = 5600 K
7

E ( T) = 5577

watt

Spectral Radiance (watt/(cmnm))

cm

500

1000
1500
Wavelength (nm)

-1-

2000

2500

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Black Body Radiation.mcd

Spectral Radiance (watt/(cmnm))

1.2 .10

Blackbody Radiation Curve: 310 K

10

4 .10
9 .10

11

E ( 310 K) = 0.052
6 .10

11

3 .10

11

2 .10

cm

1 .10

0
0

200

400

600

2 .10

3 .10

4 .10

5 .10

800
1000
1200
Wavelength (nm)

1400

6 .10
1600

1800

2000

1800

2000

Blackbody Radiation Curve: 1500 K

0.01
Spectral Radiance (watt/(cmnm))

watt

E ( 1500 K) = 28.71

watt
cm

0.005

200

400

600

800
1000
1200
Wavelength (nm)

1400

1600

Blackbody Radiation Curve: 5500 K

Spectral Radiance (watt/(cmnm))

E ( 5500 K) = 5189
6

watt
cm

200

400

600

800
1000
1200
Wavelength (nm)

-2-

1400

1600

1800

2000

Roy Jensen
Black Body Radiation.mcd