How will the interference pattern in Young's double-slit experiment be affected if:
(i) the screen is moved away from the plane of the slits;
(ii) the source slit is moved away from the plane of the slits;
(iii) the phase difference between the light waves emanating from the two slits and changes from to and remains constant?
(i) the screen is moved away from the plane of the slits;
(ii) the source slit is moved away from the plane of the slits;
(iii) the phase difference between the light waves emanating from the two slits and changes from to and remains constant?
Solution
(i) : , so moving the screen away increases and the fringe width increases.
(ii) from the double slit: this increases its distance , improving the condition , so the fringes become sharper and better defined (greater contrast).
(iii) : a fixed phase difference of shifts the whole pattern by half a fringe. The point that was the central bright fringe now has a net phase difference of and becomes dark; bright and dark fringes simply interchange positions while the fringe width stays .
(ii) from the double slit: this increases its distance , improving the condition , so the fringes become sharper and better defined (greater contrast).
(iii) : a fixed phase difference of shifts the whole pattern by half a fringe. The point that was the central bright fringe now has a net phase difference of and becomes dark; bright and dark fringes simply interchange positions while the fringe width stays .
CBSE Class 12 Board · 2022 · Subjective