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Chapter 34, Problem 13P
(II) Suppose a thin piece of glass is placed in front of the lower slit in Fig. 34–7 so that the two waves enter the slits 180° out of phase (Fig. 34–25). Describe in detail the interference pattern on the screen.
FIGURE 34–25
Problem 11.
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(II) Suppose a thin piece of glass is placed in front of the
lower slit in Fig. 24–7 so that the two waves enter the slits
180° out of phase (Fig. 24–58). Draw in detail the interference
pattern seen on the screen.
FIGURE 24-58
Problem 11.
(b) Calculate the missing orders in a double slit Fraunhoffer diffraction pattern when the width
of each slit is 0.06 × 10³m and they are 0.03 × 10°cm apart.
(i) Two slits in Young's double slit
experiments have width in ratio 1 : 25.
Determine the ratio of intensity at the
maxima and minima in the interference
pattern.
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