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Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo
Posted By: Simon	Date: 5/17/08 1:07 a.m.
In Response To: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapons!? *NM* (CHAOS1212) Here's a stab: We can assume the glob that is fired radiates energy as a blackbody (much like a piece of metal glows when heated). Whether this is true or not depends entirely on the physics of the glob, which is unknown. Just looking at the distribution from Plank's law for blackbody radiation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_law_of_black-body_radiation), assuming the 'plasma globs' glow, say, blue. Blue is around 500nm wavelength on the EM spectrum. The curve with a radiative intensity peak at around 500nm is the 5500 K curve, just by looking. So I guess, with this figuring, you could say "a few thousand kelvin" is an order of magnitude estimation.

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How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapons!? *NM*	CHAOS1212	4/13/08 8:22 p.m.
From Halopedia	7he grunt w/a plasma pistol	4/13/08 9:08 p.m.
Re: From Halopedia	elpolloguapo	4/13/08 9:09 p.m.
Re: From Halopedia	CHAOS1212	4/13/08 9:14 p.m.
Re: From Halopedia	angrymob	4/13/08 9:21 p.m.
Re: From Halopedia	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	4/13/08 9:29 p.m.
Dont forget	Zerowind117	4/14/08 1:24 a.m.
Re: Dont forget	elpolloguapo	4/14/08 6:36 a.m.
Re: Dont forget	Fires7orm	4/14/08 12:04 p.m.
Re: Dont forget	elpolloguapo	4/14/08 6:57 p.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	4/13/08 9:16 p.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	CHAOS1212	4/13/08 9:20 p.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	elpolloguapo	4/13/08 9:21 p.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	4/13/08 9:23 p.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	elpolloguapo	4/13/08 9:26 p.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	343winks.	4/13/08 9:44 p.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	343winks.	4/13/08 9:30 p.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	Omega	4/13/08 11:51 p.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	elpolloguapo	4/14/08 6:43 a.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	Purity of Desolation	4/14/08 11:30 p.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	J23	4/14/08 7:48 a.m.
Frankie said	scarab	4/14/08 7:01 a.m.
^^^^ignore^^^^ *NM*	scarab	4/14/08 7:03 a.m.
You're onto something here... *NM*	Eddy 071	4/14/08 8:15 a.m.
Re: Frankie said	Laughtrey	5/17/08 4:43 a.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	Simon	5/17/08 1:07 a.m.
Re: How hot is the plasma rounds of covenant weapo	General Vagueness	5/18/08 1:30 p.m.