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Key Equations
Key Equations
Destructive interference for a single slit
a
sin
θ
=
m
λ
for
m
=
±
1
,
±
2
,
±
3
,
..
.
Half phase angle
β
=
ϕ
2
=
π
a
sin
θ
λ
Field amplitude in the diffraction pattern
E
=
N
Δ
E
0
sin
β
β
Intensity in the diffraction pattern
I
=
I
0
(
sin
β
β
)
2
Rayleigh criterion for circular apertures
θ
=
1.22
λ
D
Bragg equation
m
λ
=
2
d
sin
θ
,
m
=
1
,
2
,
3
..
.
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