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Key Equations

Destructive interference for a single slit asinθ=mλform=±1,±2,±3,...
Half phase angle β=ϕ2=πasinθλ
Field amplitude in the diffraction pattern E=NΔE0sinββ
Intensity in the diffraction pattern I=I0(sinββ)2
Rayleigh criterion for circular apertures θ=1.22λD
Bragg equation mλ=2dsinθ,m=1,2,3...
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