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ISBN: 9780137574728

Author: Knight

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 17, Problem 68GP

In the laser range-finding experiments of Example 17.1 0, the laser beam fired toward the moon spreads out as it travels because it diffracts through a circular exit as it leaves the laser. In order for the reflected light to be bright enough to detect, the laser spot on the moon must be no more than 1 km in diameter. Staying within this diameter is accomplished by using a special large-diameter laser. If λ = 532 nm, what is the minimum diameter of the circular opening from which the laser beam emerges? The earth-moon distance is 384,000 km.

Chapter 17, Problem 68GP, In the laser range-finding experiments of Example 17.1 0, the laser beam fired toward the moon

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