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sapetih1i 2022-08-13A beam of bright red light of wavelength 654 nm passes through a diffraction grating. Enclosing the space beyond the grating is a large semi cylindrical screen centered on the grating, with its axis parallel to the slits in the grating. Fifteen bright spots appear on the screen. Find (a) the maximum and (b) the minimum possible values for the slit separation in the diffraction grating.
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Moselq8 2022-08-13The number of bright fringes that fit inside the central bright spot due to diffraction having wavelength of light 650 nm
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Taliyah Reyes 2022-08-12What is the distinction between a "ray" and a "wave" in optics?
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Trystan Castaneda 2022-08-12Why light differaction occurs on passing small holes?
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Mehlqv 2022-08-11I am sure it's just your eyelashes creating a filtering effects, but if you look a a bright(ish) light source such as a lightbulb while squinting, if looks like you are seeing straight light rays emitting from the lightbulb, I assume you can't see an individual ray of light like this?
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lollaupligey9 2022-08-11(a) What is the minimum width of a single slit (in multiples of ) that will produce a first minimum for a wavelength ?
(b) What is its minimum width if it produces 50 minima?
(c) 1000 minima?
(b) What is its minimum width if it produces 50 minima?
(c) 1000 minima?
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bsmart36 2022-08-11How diffraction sets limits on the smallest details that can be seen with an optical system?
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Mehlqv 2022-08-10What's the reason behind the bending of light around the edges of the body in diffraction phenomenon?
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daniellex0x0xto 2022-08-10What happens to the diffraction pattern of light as an aperture becomes infinitely small?
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Pader6u 2022-08-09Is it possible to find out coordinates of slits by interference image?
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Livia Cardenas 2022-07-23Are quantum effects significant in lens design?
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ingwadlatp 2022-07-22I know that the energy of a photon can just be found from the equation E = hv. However, if we measure light as a wave, can the energy be found from the amplitude rather than the frequency, like you would with classical waves? If not, why do we say that light can be described as both a wave and a particle if the equations for waves don't work?
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Jayvion Caldwell 2022-07-22Does diffraction of a coherent laser beam affect its polarization state?
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beatricalwu 2022-07-21In geometrical optics, how can we say that rays coming from a distant object are parallel to one another?
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detineerlf 2022-07-20Can the spectral properties of a light source be predicted from the first-order diffraction patterns?
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Awainaideannagi 2022-07-20Suppose you want to produce a diffraction pattern with X rays whose wavelength is 0.025 nm. If you use a diffraction grating, what separution between lines is needed to genorate a pattern with tne first maximum at an angle of ?
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Matilda Fox 2022-07-20Does electromagnetic diffraction ever equal zero?
Diffraction is the bending of waves around obstacles or openings. When light waves encounter an obstacle in their path, they are scattered and spread out. This is called diffraction of light. There are many examples of diffraction of light. One of the most famous is the diffraction of laser light. When a laser beam encounters an obstacle, it is scattered and spread out in a fan-like pattern. This is because the laser beam is a very narrow beam of light. There are many equations and answers to questions about diffraction of light. However, if you need help with diffraction of light, there are many people who can help you.
