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AP Physics 2
14.8 Double-Slit Interference and Diffraction Gratings
14.7 Diffraction
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A horizontal optical setup drawn in black line art on a plain white background. On the left, two closely spaced vertical slits in a barrier are shown, each of width a, with their center-to-center distance labeled d. Monochromatic light rays propagate horizontally to the right over a distance L to a vertical screen on the right. On the screen, an intensity graph represents bright and dark fringes within a broader envelope. The distance from the central peak to the first zero-intensity point of the broader envelope is labeled x. The distance between two adjacent small intensity peaks near the center is labeled \Delta y. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Double-slit interference pattern modulated by a single-slit diffraction envelope.
A researcher directs monochromatic laser light of wavelength \(\lambda\) through a pair of narrow identical slits onto a screen placed a distance \(L\) from the slits, where \(L \gg d\). The resulting intensity pattern on the screen consists of double-slit interference fringes modulated by a single-slit diffraction envelope. On the screen, the distance from the central maximum to the first minimum of the diffraction envelope is \(x\), and the distance between adjacent bright interference fringes near the center of the pattern is \(\Delta y\). Which of the following expressions correctly represents the ratio of the slit separation to the slit width, \(\dfrac{d}{a}\)?

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