
Diffraction in an Opening
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If the light passes through a circular hole, it is observed on a screen that there is a characteristic diffraction pattern around the center beam and the wavelength of light around the central beam.
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$ \lambda =\displaystyle\frac{1}{1.22} D \sin \theta_1 $
lambda = D *sin( theta_1 )/1.22
$ \lambda =\displaystyle\frac{1}{2.23} D \sin \theta_2 $
lambda = D *sin( theta_2 )/2.23
$ \lambda =\displaystyle\frac{1}{3.24} D \sin \theta_3 $
lambda = D *sin( theta_3 )/3.24
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First line diffraction in opening
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Second line diffraction in opening
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Third line diffraction in opening
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