Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 37.2, Problem 37.1QQ

Suppose the slit width in Figure 37.4 is made half as wide. Does the central bright fringe (a) become wider, (b) remain the same, or (c) become narrower?

Figure 37.4 (a) Geometry for analyzing the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of a single slit. (Drawing not to scale.) (b) Simulation of a single-slit Fraunhofer diffraction pattern.

Chapter 37.2, Problem 37.1QQ, Suppose the slit width in Figure 37.4 is made half as wide. Does the central bright fringe (a)

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