In the two-slit interference experiment in Fig. 5, the slit widths are each 12.0 mm, their separation is 24.0 mm, the wavelength is 600 nm, and the viewing screen is at a distance of 4.00 m. Let y = 70.0 cm. (a) Determine where P on the screen is in the two-slit interference pattern by giving the maximum or minimum on which it lies or the maximum and minimum between which it lies. (b) In the same way, for the diffraction that occurs, determine where point P is in the diffraction pattern. The AL shifts Incident one wave from wave the other, which determines the interference. Path length difference AL (b) (a) B Figure 5

In the two-slit interference experiment in Fig. 5, the slit widths are each 12.0 mm, their separation is 24.0 mm, the wavelength is 600 nm, and the viewing screen is at a distance of 4.00 m. Let y = 70.0 cm. (a) Determine where P on the screen is in the two-slit interference pattern by giving the maximum or minimum on which it lies or the maximum and minimum between which it lies. (b) In the same way, for the diffraction that occurs, determine where point P is in the diffraction pattern. The AL shifts Incident one wave from wave the other, which determines the interference. Path length difference AL (b) (a) B Figure 5

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Chapter4: Diffraction

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