University Physics with Modern Physics, Volume 2 (Chs. 21-37); Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card (14th Edition)

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ISBN: 9780134265414

Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 36, Problem 36.21E

An interference pattern is produced by light of wavelength 580 nm from a distant source incident on two identical parallel slits separated by a distance (between centers) of 0.530 mm.

(a) If the slits are very narrow, what would be the angular positions of the first-order and second-order, two-slit interference maxima?
(b) Let the slits have width 0.320 mm. In terms of the intensity I₀ at the center of the central maximum, what is the intensity at each of the angular positions in part (a)?

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University Physics with Modern Physics, Volume 2 (Chs. 21-37); Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card (14th Edition)

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