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Because of my decades of Physics and electro-optical background, I can easily visualize what happens
when the absorption band of a gas becomes saturated, but not everyone has my experience.
Think about a guy trying to fill a water trough that is say 300 feet from the water source.
He has one 5 gallon bucket, and can walk the full bucket, dump it, return and refill the bucket every 3 minuets.
This means he can add 100 gallons per hour to the trough.
He notices that with the full 5 gallons in the bucket, it is not full to the brim, but when he fills the bucket to the brim
has has to walk slower to keep from spilling the water. He moves a little more water per carry, but the rate per hour drops to say 99 gallons.
If he fills the bucket to the brim and walks at the same speed, more water is lost to splashing, and again the rate per hour drops.
Planck's radiation is the trough leaks more as the water level in the trough increases.
when the absorption band of a gas becomes saturated, but not everyone has my experience.
Think about a guy trying to fill a water trough that is say 300 feet from the water source.
He has one 5 gallon bucket, and can walk the full bucket, dump it, return and refill the bucket every 3 minuets.
This means he can add 100 gallons per hour to the trough.
He notices that with the full 5 gallons in the bucket, it is not full to the brim, but when he fills the bucket to the brim
has has to walk slower to keep from spilling the water. He moves a little more water per carry, but the rate per hour drops to say 99 gallons.
If he fills the bucket to the brim and walks at the same speed, more water is lost to splashing, and again the rate per hour drops.
Planck's radiation is the trough leaks more as the water level in the trough increases.