Introduction to Cosmology Ryden · Problem 2.2

Fundamental Observations

Physics — Astrophysics · cmb-photon-absorption

Problem

Since you are made mostly of water, you are very efficient at absorbing microwave photons. If you were in intergalactic space, how many CMB photons would you absorb per second? (The assumption that you are spherical will be useful.) What is the rate, in watts, at which you would absorb radiative energy from the CMB?

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