Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 1, Chapters 1-22

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ISBN: 9781439048382

Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 38, Problem 38.60AP

Two wavelengths λ and λ + Δλ (with Δλ << λ) are incident on a diffraction grating. Show that the angular separation between the spectral lines in the mth-order spectrum is

Δ θ = Δ λ ( d / m ) 2 − λ 2

where d is the slit spacing and m is the order number.

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Two wavelengths λ and λ + Δ λ (with Δ λ << λ ) are incident on a diffraction grating. Show that the angular separation between the spectral lines in the m th-order spectrum is Δ θ = Δ λ ( d / m ) 2 − λ 2 where d is the slit spacing and m is the order number.

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Two wavelengths λ and λ + Δ λ (with Δ λ &lt;&lt; λ ) are incident on a diffraction grating. Show that the angular separation between the spectral lines in the m th-order spectrum is Δ θ = Δ λ ( d / m ) 2 − λ 2 where d is the slit spacing and m is the order number.

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Two wavelengths λ and λ + Δ λ (with Δ λ << λ ) are incident on a diffraction grating. Show that the angular separation between the spectral lines in the m th-order spectrum is Δ θ = Δ λ ( d / m ) 2 − λ 2 where d is the slit spacing and m is the order number.