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In a Young's double slit experiment, two different monochromatic...
In a Young's double slit experiment, two different monochromatic light sources are used one after the other to form interference patterns on a screen. If the ratio of the wavelengths of the two light sources is , what will be the ratio of the number of fringes observed in the exact same field of view on the screen?
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Step-by-step solution
The fringe width in a Young's double slit experiment is given by .
The total width of a region containing fringes is .
For a fixed region on the screen (constant ), and with the same experimental setup (constant and ), the number of fringes is inversely proportional to the wavelength of the light used.
Therefore, , which implies .
The ratio of the number of fringes is .
Given the wavelength ratio , the ratio of the number of fringes will be , or .
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The total width of a region containing fringes is .
For a fixed region on the screen (constant ), and with the same experimental setup (constant and ), the number of fringes is inversely proportional to the wavelength of the light used.
Therefore, , which implies .
The ratio of the number of fringes is .
Given the wavelength ratio , the ratio of the number of fringes will be , or .
Answer: