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Single‐Slit Diffraction Calculator
Compute the diffraction pattern from light passing through a single slit.
Calculate:
Rayleigh criterion angle
wavelength:
slit width:
Compute
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reduced wavenumber
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Assuming Rayleigh criterion angle
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intensity vs. diffraction angle
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