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Diffraction of Light

ICSE · Class 12 · Physics

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Fraunhofer diffraction by a single slit

First minimum condition: e sin θ = λ

General condition of minima: e sin θ = ± m λ

Condition for mth subsidiary maximum: e sin θ = (2m + 1)(λ/2)

Angular spread of central maximum on one side: sin θ = λ/e

Angular width of central maximum: 2θ = 2 sin⁻¹(λ/e)

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