For a photo-induced process to proceed, light must be absorbed. Consequently, the light intensity in photosensitive media decreases with depth. This interactive graph demonstrates the relationship between key variables.
This simulation was created in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder for LearnChemE.com by Alexander Osterbaan under the direction of Professor John L. Falconer and Professor Christopher N. Bowman and with the assistance of Drew Smith and Meagan Arguien. Address any questions or comments to LearnChemE@gmail.com.
This section provides additional calculators useful for exploring photochemistry and light-matter interactions:
These calculators build on each other sequentially: start with the simple monochromatic case, then progress to multiwavelength, and finally broadband analysis for more realistic scenarios.