Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321740904
ISBN 13: 978-0-32174-090-8

Chapter 22 - Wave Optics - Exercises and Problems - Page 653: 71

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$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ We know, in a diffraction grating, that the bright fringe angle is given by $$d\sin\theta=m\lambda$$ So, $$\lambda=\dfrac{d\sin\theta}{m}\tag 1$$ For a small change in wavelength of $\Delta \lambda$, the diffraction angle changes by $\Delta \theta$. We can assume that $\dfrac{\Delta \lambda}{\Delta\theta}=\dfrac{d\lambda}{d\theta}$ when the changes are tiny. Differentiating (2) to $d/d\theta$; $$\dfrac{d\lambda}{d\theta}=\dfrac{d}{d\theta}\dfrac{d\sin\theta}{m}=\dfrac{d\cos\theta}{m}$$ Hence, $$\dfrac{\Delta \lambda}{\Delta\theta}=\dfrac{d\cos\theta}{m}$$ where $\cos\theta=\sqrt{1-\sin^2\theta}$ [recall that $\sin^\theta+\cos^2\theta=1$]. $$\dfrac{\Delta \lambda}{\Delta\theta}=\dfrac{d\sqrt{1-\sin^2\theta}}{m}$$ Solving for $\Delta \theta$; $$\Delta\theta=\dfrac{m\Delta \lambda}{d\sqrt{1-\sin^2\theta}}$$ where $\sin\theta=m\lambda/d$ $$\Delta\theta=\dfrac{ \Delta \lambda}{\dfrac{d}{m}\sqrt{1- \left(\dfrac{m\lambda}{d}\right)^2}}$$ $$\boxed{\Delta\theta=\dfrac{ \Delta \lambda}{\sqrt{\left(\dfrac{d}{m}\right)^2- \lambda^2}}}$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ We just need to plug the given into the boxed formula above, where $d=1/N$, $$ \Delta\theta=\dfrac{ \Delta \lambda}{\sqrt{\left(\dfrac{1}{Nm}\right)^2- \lambda^2}}$$ For the first-order angular separation where $m=1$, $$ \Delta\theta_1=\dfrac{ (589.6-589)\times 10^{-9}}{\sqrt{\left(\dfrac{10^{-3}}{(600)(1)}\right)^2- (589\times 10^{-9})^2}}$$ $$\Delta \theta_1=\bf 3.85\times 10^{-4}\;\rm rad=\color{red}{\bf 0.022}^\circ$$ For the second-order angular separation where $m=2$, $$ \Delta\theta_2=\dfrac{ (589.6-589)\times 10^{-9}}{\sqrt{\left(\dfrac{10^{-3}}{(600)(2)}\right)^2- (589\times 10^{-9})^2}}$$ $$\Delta \theta_2=\bf 1.02\times 10^{-2}\;\rm rad=\color{red}{\bf 0.058}^\circ$$
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