A collimated beam of sodium light (λ = 589.3 nm) is incident normally on a Wollaston prism constructed from calcite with wedge angle of 15°, as shown in the figure. The angle of deviation between the two emerging beams equals [the refractive indices of calcite at this wavelength are n|| = 1.4864 and n₁ = 1.6584] OA 15% 15° OA
A collimated beam of sodium light (λ = 589.3 nm) is incident normally on a Wollaston prism constructed from calcite with wedge angle of 15°, as shown in the figure. The angle of deviation between the two emerging beams equals [the refractive indices of calcite at this wavelength are n|| = 1.4864 and n₁ = 1.6584] OA 15% 15° OA
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Chapter15: Experimental Methods
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![A collimated beam of sodium light (λ = 589.3 nm)
is incident normally on a Wollaston prism
constructed from calcite with wedge angle of 15°,
as shown in the figure. The angle of deviation
between the two emerging beams equals
[the refractive indices of calcite at this wavelength
are n||
= 1.4864 and n₁ = 1.6584]
OA
15%
15°
OA](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fcbf1bf93-da4f-48de-99a3-cf9ec6cf9efe%2Fc66bb56b-e5ab-4fa2-91bb-0186e8eab33c%2F61tfv6r_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A collimated beam of sodium light (λ = 589.3 nm)
is incident normally on a Wollaston prism
constructed from calcite with wedge angle of 15°,
as shown in the figure. The angle of deviation
between the two emerging beams equals
[the refractive indices of calcite at this wavelength
are n||
= 1.4864 and n₁ = 1.6584]
OA
15%
15°
OA
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