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Alja [10]
3 years ago
15

A single-slit diffraction pattern is formed on a distant screen. If the width of the single slit through which light passes is r

educed, what happens to the width of the central bright fringe? Assume the angles involved remain small.
Physics
1 answer:
jarptica [38.1K]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The width of the central bright fringe will increase

Explanation:

In a single-slit diffraction pattern, the distance of the nth-minimum from the central maximum on the screen is given by

y=\frac{n \lambda D}{d}

where

\lambda is the wavelength of the wave

D is the distance of the screen from the slit

d is the width of the slit

The width of the central bright fringe is equal to twice the value of y=1 (first minimum), so:

w=2 y(n=1) = \frac{2\lambda D}{d}

And we see that it is inversely proportional to the width of the slit: therefore, if the width of the slit is reduced, the width of the central brigh fringe will increase.

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