Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - Wave Optics - Exercises and Problems - Page 956: 28

Answer

The ratio of the red pinhole's diameter to that of the violet pinhole should be $~~1.63$

Work Step by Step

We can write an expression for the width of the central maximum: $w = \frac{2.44~\lambda~L}{d}$ We can equate this expression for the two wavelengths to find the required ratio $\frac{d_r}{d_v}$: $w = \frac{2.44~\lambda_v~L}{d_v} = \frac{2.44~\lambda_r~L}{d_r}$ $\frac{d_r}{d_v} = \frac{\lambda_r}{\lambda_v}$ $\frac{d_r}{d_v} = \frac{670~nm}{410~nm}$ $\frac{d_r}{d_v} = 1.63$ The ratio of the red pinhole's diameter to that of the violet pinhole should be $~~1.63$
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