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2017-12-23, 03:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Wavelength of the Cosmic Microwave Background?
It must have one, but I am unable to find out how long it is. Or even its frequency in hz.
We are not standing on the shoulders of giants, but on very tall tower of other dwarves.
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2017-12-23, 04:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wavelength of the Cosmic Microwave Background?
My Finals are done so I'm in a strict "No calculations" phase, but you could plug the frequencies on this chart into our good friend λf=c.
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2017-12-23, 05:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Wavelength of the Cosmic Microwave Background?
From Wikipedia:
"The CMB has a thermal black body spectrum at a temperature of 2.72548±0.00057 K. The spectral radiance dEν/dν peaks at 160.23 GHz, in the microwave range of frequencies."
It's a black body curve, not a single frequency, but the peak is at 160 GHz.
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2017-12-24, 06:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2010
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2017-12-24, 06:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2009
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Re: Wavelength of the Cosmic Microwave Background?
That's still really short, but it is a distance we can actually see.
We are not standing on the shoulders of giants, but on very tall tower of other dwarves.
Spriggan's Den Heroic Fantasy Roleplaying
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2017-12-26, 07:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Tulips Cheese & Rock&Roll
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Re: Wavelength of the Cosmic Microwave Background?
Technically yes, although in terms of radiomagnetic waves I´m not sure if "the wavelength is something I could see if it was a physical object" is the most useful criterium for how relatable something is.
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2017-12-26, 04:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2010