Interference and Diffraction

Students shine laser light through a double-slit aperture onto paper, measure the distances between the maxima of the resulting interference pattern, and use the principles associated with double-slit interference and diffraction to determine the spacing between the slits.

Grade Level: Advanced Placement

Subject: Physics

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Standards Correlations

IB^® Topics	AP^® Topics
4.4; 9.2; 9.3	6.C.3.1

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Diffraction Plate

A diffraction plate with 10 different apertures.

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