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ISBN: 9780136782490

Author: Walker

Publisher: PEARSON CO

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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 28, Problem 16PCE

Laser light with a wavelength λ = 690 nm illuminates a pair of slits at normal incidence. What slit separation will produce first-order maxima at angles of ±25° from the incident direction?

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