A collimated beam of microwaves is incident on a metal screen containing a horizontal slit. long 20 cm wide. A detector, placed in the far field region, moves in a plane parallel to the screen and the first irradiance minimum is found to be at an angle of 36.87deg above the central axis. What is the wavelength of the radia

A collimated beam of microwaves is incident on a metal screen containing a horizontal slit. long 20 cm wide. A detector, placed in the far field region, moves in a plane parallel to the screen and the first irradiance minimum is found to be at an angle of 36.87deg above the central axis. What is the wavelength of the radia

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter35: Diffraction And Interference

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