Physics 123 “Majors” Section Unit 1.ppt

Announcements 11/14/12 Prayer Labs 8, 9 due Saturday. Lab 10 due Tuesday. We are nearing the homestretch for Optics… just two lectures after today. (After that, relativity!) We do have class Tuesday of next week: Intro to Relativity Exam 3 starts Monday after Thanksgiving break Vote for review session, Mon/Tues/Wed next week Speed Bump From warmup Extra time on? Other comments? From warmup: As shown below, the diffraction pattern of a single slit has a broad maximum in the middle, then narrower maxima to the sides. How does the intensity of the broad middle peak compare to the intensity of the closest side peaks? Broad peak is a lot more intense (~21x) Broad peak is a little more intense Same intensity Side peaks are a lot more intense Side peaks are a little more intense From warmup: This is the diffraction pattern for a single wide slit. What will happen to the pattern if the slit is made narrower? (The bottom physical pattern not the top mathematical plot.) If the slit is made narrower (a decreases), then the spacing between minima and maxima will increase. That is, the pattern will spread out. Review: Interference from slits Quick writing: Using no equations, and in hopefully no more than two sentences, please explain the basic idea(s) behind solving slit problems. A “wide” slit (book: “narrow” slit) HW 34-3. How do we solve this? Result: New function: What is “a” = width of slit The sinc function sinc(x) [sinc(x)]2 Image credit: /~tsg/www/list.php?letter=Q Single slit max/min Under what conditions will you get a min? Under what conditions will you get a max? What you need to know Given on exam Not given on exam two narrow slits: one wide slit: Clicker question: I shine light through two tiny slits spaced by d. Then I shine the same light through a single slit with width d. Which diffraction pattern has the broadest middle peak? The two slit pattern The single slit pattern Both middle peaks are the same size. λ = 5 a Image credit: Single slit diffrac