In a single-slit diffraction experiment, the top and bottom rays through the slit arrive at a certain point on the viewing screen with a path length difference of 4.0 wavelengths. In a phasor representation , how many overlapping circles does the chain of phasors make?

In a single-slit diffraction experiment, the top and bottom rays through the slit arrive at a certain point on the viewing screen with a path length difference of 4.0 wavelengths. In a phasor representation , how many overlapping circles does the chain of phasors make?

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Diffraction of light

In physics, the term diffraction is defined as the bending of light around the corners of the obstacle. As a light ray passes by an aperture, it bends around the edges or through slits, it spreads out through a narrow opening. The diffracted light will produce fringes of bright and dark or colored bands which are labeled as a diffraction pattern.

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In a single-slit diffraction experiment, the top and bottom rays
through the slit arrive at a certain point on the viewing screen with
a path length difference of 4.0 wavelengths. In a phasor representation
, how many overlapping circles does the
chain of phasors make?

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