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In strengths of the electric and magnetic fields in an $EM$-wave are always related by the ration

\begin{displaymath}E_m=cB_m,\end{displaymath}

so we get the magnetic field value of $6.67\times10^{-9}{\rm T}$.

The intensity is given by the average of the Poynting vector, which is given by

\begin{eqnarray*}
I &=& S_{avg}\\
&=& \left(\frac{EB}{\mu_0}\right)_{avg}\\
&=...
...c{E_{rms}B_{rms}}{\mu_0}\\
&=& \frac{1}{2}\frac{E_mB_m}{\mu_0},
\end{eqnarray*}

which gives the value $5.31\times10^{-3}{\rm W}$.

Finally, since the wave spreads out isotropically, its intensity is everywhere the same on the surface of a sphere. Thus we have

\begin{displaymath}I=\frac{P}{A} \to P=4\pi r^2 I,\end{displaymath}

which gives $6.67{\rm W}$.

Dan Cross 2006-10-25