A laser beam is normally incident on a single slit with width 0.580 mm. A diffraction pattern forms on a screen a distance 1.20 m beyond the slit. The distance between the positions of zero intensity on both sides of the central maximum is 2.12 mm. Calculate the wavelength of the light (in nm). x Find the relationship among y, the distance from the central maximum to the first minimum, L, and e, and then apply the equation for the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern. Solve for A. Hint: use a small-angle approximation. nm

A laser beam is normally incident on a single slit with width 0.580 mm. A diffraction pattern forms on a screen a distance 1.20 m beyond the slit. The distance between the positions of zero intensity on both sides of the central maximum is 2.12 mm. Calculate the wavelength of the light (in nm). x Find the relationship among y, the distance from the central maximum to the first minimum, L, and e, and then apply the equation for the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern. Solve for A. Hint: use a small-angle approximation. nm

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