In a double slit experiment light of wavelength 650 nm passes through two 3.00 μm wide slits whose centers are 9.00 um apart and is viewed on a screen 2.50 m away from the slits. (a) What is the distance along the screen between the second order maxima and the central maximum? (b) What is the ratio of the intensity of the second order maxima and the intensity of the central maximum? (c) How many interference maxima are visible in the central maximum of the diffraction envelope? (d) Include a sketch of the situation and a plot of the intensity versus position along the scree

In a double slit experiment light of wavelength 650 nm passes through two 3.00 μm wide slits whose centers are 9.00 um apart and is viewed on a screen 2.50 m away from the slits. (a) What is the distance along the screen between the second order maxima and the central maximum? (b) What is the ratio of the intensity of the second order maxima and the intensity of the central maximum? (c) How many interference maxima are visible in the central maximum of the diffraction envelope? (d) Include a sketch of the situation and a plot of the intensity versus position along the scree

University Physics Volume 3

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Author:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny

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Chapter4: Diffraction

Section: Chapter Questions

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