4th Edition

ISBN: 9780134988566

Author: Wolfson, Richard

Publisher: Pearson Education,

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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 32, Problem 72P

You’re investigating an oil spill for your state environmental protection agency. There’s a thin film of oil on water, and you know its refractive index is n_oil = 1.38. You shine white light vertically on the oil, and use a spectrometer to determine that the most strongly reflected wavelength is 580 nm. Assuming first-order thin-film interference, what do you report for the thickness of the oil slick?

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