University Physics Volume 3
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ISBN: 9781938168185
Author: William Moebs, Jeff Sanny
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Is it possible to create a experimental setup in which there is only destructive interference? Explain.
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Describe Young’s double slit experiment to produce interference. Deduce an expression for the width of theinterference fringes.
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A light source emits visible light of two wavelengths: λ = 400 nm and λ’ = 500 nm. The source is used ina double-slit interference experiment in which the length between the slits and the screen is L = 1.1 mand the spacing between the two slits is d = 1 mm.a) Find the separation distance between the third-order bright fringes for the twowavelengths. Do not use the small angle approximation.
b)What if we examine the entire interference pattern due to the two wavelengths and lookfor overlapping fringes? Are there any locations on the screen where the bright fringes from the twowavelengths overlap exactly?
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