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Diffraction

ChallengeProblems

Problem1:

MeasuringtheWavelengthofLaserLight

Supposeyoushinearedlaserthroughapairofnarrowslits(a=40μm)separatedbya

knowndistanceandallowtheresultinginterferencepatterntofallonascreenadistance

Laway(L~40cm).

(a)Willthecenterofthepattern(directlyweenthetwoho)beaninterference

minimumorum?

(b)Youshouldbeabletoeasilymarkandthenmeasurethelocationsofthe

interferencea.Forthesizesgivenabove,willtheseaberoughly

equallyspaced,orwilltheyspreadoutawayfromthecentralpeak?Ifyoufind

thattheyareequallyspaced,notethatyoucanusethistoyouradvantageby

measuringthedistanceweendistanceaanddividingbythenumberof

intermediateatogetanaveragespacing.Iftheyspreadout,whichspacing

shouldyouuseinyourmeasurementtogetthemostaccurateresults,onecloseto

thecenteroronefartheraway?

(c)Approximatelyhowmanyinterferenceawillyouseeononesideofthe

patternbeforetheirintensityissignificantlyreducedbydiffractionduetothefinitewidth

aoftheslit?

(d)Deriveanequationforcalculatingthewavelengthλofthelaserlightfromyour

measurementofthedistanceΔyweeninterferencea.Makesurethatyoukeep

acopyofthisequationinyournotes!Youwillneeditforthelab.

(e)InordertomostaccuratelymeasurethedistanceweenaΔy,ithelpsto