Photon Energy and Detector Counts

Photon Count Multiplies Energy

total budget

Once per-photon energy is checked, the count multiplies it into a total budget. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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First compute the per-photon energy

At 3 hertz, the checked per-photon energy is 6 joules.

Eγ=6 JE_{\gamma}=6\ \text{J}
Per photon energyThe single-photon vector is one source.singletotal

Photon count multiplies the energy budget

For 4 photons, the total energy is 4 times 6, which is 24 joules.

4⋅6=244\cdot6=24
Photon count energyThe total vector must match count times energy.singletotal