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Chapter 36, Problem 26E

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A diffraction experiment involving two thin parallel slits yields the pattern of closely spaced bright and dark fringes shown in Fig. E36.26. Only the central portion of the pattern is shown in the figure. The bright spots are equally spaced at 1.53 mm center to center (except for the missing spots) on a screen 2.50 m from the slits. The light source was a He-Ne laser producing a wavelength of 632.8 nm. (a) How far apart are the two slits? (b) How wide is each one?

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A diffraction experiment involving two thin parallel slits yields the pattern of closely spaced bright and dark fringes shown in Fig. E36.26. Only the central portion of the pattern is shown in the figure. The bright spots are equally spaced at 1.53 mm center to center (except for the missing spots) on a screen 2.50 m from the slits. The light source was a He-Ne laser producing a wavelength of 632.8 nm. (a) How far apart are the two slits? (b) How wide is each one?

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