Diffraction

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  • diffraction
    • the spreading out of light when it passes through a slit
    • monochromatic
      • one wavelength
    • coherent
      • constant phase diff and same wavelength
    • longer the wavelength the more diffraction
    • experiment
      • screen at distance D
        • bands of fringes produced
          • maxima = superposition and constructive interference
          • minima = destructive interference
      • S = slit seperation
      • W=  LAMMDA D / S
    • Double slit
      • intense central fringe with less intense maxima
    • Single slit
      • the central maxima is double the width and much more bright
    • diffraction grating
      • visible orders
        • central maximum = 0th order
        • nlammda=dsin angle
          • d= slit width
          • D for grating = lines per mm
            • to find d take reciprocal
      • many slits

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