Two slits separated by a distance of d = 0.12 mm are located at a distance of D = 0.63 m from a screen. The screen is oriented parallel to the plane of the slits. The slits are illuminated by a coherent light source with a wavelength of λ = 540 nm. A wave from each slit propagates to the screen. The interference pattern shows a peak at the center of the screen (m=0) and then alternating minima and maxima. What is the pathlength difference between the waves at the second maximum (m=2) on the screen?

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Answer:

The path-length difference is [tex]dsin\theta=1.08*10^{-3}mm[/tex]

The angle is  [tex]\theta = 0.5157^o[/tex]

Explanation:

  From the question we are told that

             The distance of separation is  d = 0.12 mm = [tex]0.12*10^{-3} m[/tex]

             The distance from the screen is  D = 0.63 m

              The wavelength is [tex]\lambda = 540nm = 540 *10^{-9}m[/tex]

From the question we can deduce that the the two  maxima's are at the m=0 and m=2

   Now the path difference for this second maxima is mathematically represented as

                   [tex]d sin \theta = m \lambda[/tex]

  Where d[tex]dsin\theta[/tex] is the path length difference

Substituting values

        [tex]dsin \theta = 2 * 540*10^{-9}[/tex]

                 [tex]dsin\theta = 1.08*10^{-6}m[/tex]

converting to mm

               [tex]dsin\theta = 1.08*10^{-6} * 1000 mm[/tex]

                        [tex]dsin\theta=1.08*10^{-3}mm[/tex]

To obtain the angle we make [tex]\theta[/tex] the subject

             [tex]\theta = sin ^{-1} [\frac{m \lambda}{d} ][/tex]

 Substituting values

             [tex]\theta = sin ^{-1} [\frac{1.08*10^{-6}}{0.12*10^-3} ][/tex]

               [tex]\theta = 0.5157^o[/tex]

The Pathlength difference between the waves at second maximum on the screen is; 1.08 × 10^(-6) m

We are given;

Distance between two slits; d = 0.12 mm = 0.12 × 10^(-3) m

Distance of slit from screen; D = 0.6 m

We want to find the path length at second maxima m = 2

λ = 540 nm = 540 × 10^(-9) m

Formula for Pathlength is;

dsin θ = mλ

Where mλ is the Pathlength difference.

Since at m = 0, the pathlength is zero,

Thus;

Pathlength difference = (2 × 540 × 10^(-9)) - 0

Pathlength difference = 1.08 × 10^(-6) m

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