A ruby laser emits an intense pulse of light

Chapter 29, Problem 43

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A ruby laser emits an intense pulse of light that lasts a mere10 ns. The light has a wavelength of 690 nm, and each pulse hasan energy of 500 mJ.a. How many photons are emitted in each pulse?b. What is the ra/e of photon emission, in photons per second,during the I 0 ns that the laser is "on"?

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