A laser of a known wavelength is shone through a single slit, resulting in an interference pattern on a wall. 1. Determine all the measurements that you would need to make, and how you would put them together to calculate the gap width of the slit.

A laser of a known wavelength is shone through a single slit, resulting in an interference pattern on a wall. 1. Determine all the measurements that you would need to make, and how you would put them together to calculate the gap width of the slit.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter27: Wave Optics

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The word "constructive" signifies addition in interference. Constructive interference occurs when the path of the waves that start from the slit differs by 1 entire wavelength or in the intervals of the same. Hence, the waves that are presented on the screen are in phase (crest to crest/trough to trough). The waves interfering constructively forms bright fringes on the screen.

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