Topic 5: Diffraction, Huygen and a Single Slit

THE BENDING OF WAVES AROUND

CORNERS
- PAST AN OBSTACLE OR
THROUGH A _________
Single Slit _________________

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HUYGENs CONSTRUCTION FOR A __________________________________

Every point on a wavefront

acts as a source of
______________________
which travel with the speed
of the wave. At some
subsequent time the envelope
of the secondary waves
represents the new position of
the ____________________.

WAVES WAVES

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WAVES travel through a ______________________ and are projected onto a
_____________________

The curve is a visual aid to indicate the _____________________ on

the screen.
w = width of the slit

Or for small angles in radians

For first minimum in degrees

Diffraction by a Double Slit
The double slit pattern is
_____________________ on the much
broader
_____________________diffraction
pattern.
The bright _____________________ is
crossed by the double slit interference pattern, but the intensity still falls to zero
where minima are predicted from _____________________ diffraction. The
brightness of each bright fringe due to the double slit pattern will be
_____________________ by the intensity envelope of the single slit pattern.
Diffraction Grating Bonus Note:

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