A spotlight sends red light (wavelength 694.3 nm) to the
Chapter 27, Problem 27.107(choose chapter or problem)
A spotlight sends red light (wavelength 694.3 nm) to the moon. At the surface of the moon, which is 3.77 108 m away, the light strikes a reflector left there by astronauts. The reflected light returns to the earth, where it is detected. When it leaves the spotlight, the circular beam of light has a diameter of about 0.20 m, and diffraction causes the beam to spread as the light travels to the moon. In effect, the first circular dark fringe in the diffraction pattern defines the size of the central bright spot on the moon. Determine the diameter (not the radius) of the central bright spot on the moon.
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