OER 2016 Edition

ISBN: 9781947172173

Author: OpenStax

Publisher: OpenStax College

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In physics, the term diffraction is defined as the bending of light around the corners of the obstacle. As a light ray passes by an aperture, it bends around the edges or through slits, it spreads out through a narrow opening. The diffracted light will p…

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Chapter 27, Problem 49PE

(a) Sodium vapor light averaging 589 nm in wavelength falls on a single slit of width 7.50 μm . At what angle does it produces its second minimum? (b) What is the highest-order minimum produced?

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