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Chapter 27: Q11PE (page 997)
What is the wavelength of light falling on double slits separated by 2.00 µm if the third-order maximum is at an angle of 60.0º ?
The wavelength of the light is.
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Red light of wavelength of 700 nm falls on a double slit separated by 400 nm. (a) At what angle is the first-order maximum in the diffraction pattern? (b) What is unreasonable about this result? (c) Which assumptions are unreasonable or inconsistent?
A telescope can be used to enlarge the diameter of a laser beam and limit difddfraction spreading. The laser beam is sent through the telescope in opposite the normal direction and can then be projected onto a satellite or the Moon.
(a) If this is done with the Mount Wilson telescope, producing a \(2.54 - m\) diameter beam of \(633 - nm\) light, what is the minimum angular spread of the beam?
(b) Neglecting atmospheric effects, what is the size of the spot this beam would make on the Moon, assuming a lunar distance of \(3.84 \times {10^8}{\rm{ }}m\)?
Show that a diffraction grating cannot produce a second-order maximum for a given wavelength of light unless the first-order maximum is at an angle less than
Young’s double slit experiment breaks a single light beam into two sources. Would the same pattern be obtained for two independent sources of light, such as the headlights of a distant car? Explain.
What is the highest-order maximum for 400-nm light falling on double slits separated by 25.0 µm?
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