You see a diffraction pattern on the wall due to a very small hole in a screen that is 1.17 m away. The full width, dark fringe to dark fringe of the central bright spot is 1.66 mm when illuminated with 657 nm light. What is the diameter of the hole? You can use the small angle approximation. Please give your answer in micrometers.

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You see a diffraction pattern on the wall due to a very small hole in a screen that is 1.17 m away. The full
width, dark fringe to dark fringe of the central bright spot is 1.66 mm when illuminated with 657 nm light.
What is the diameter of the hole? You can use the small angle approximation. Please give your answer in
micrometers.
Transcribed Image Text:You see a diffraction pattern on the wall due to a very small hole in a screen that is 1.17 m away. The full width, dark fringe to dark fringe of the central bright spot is 1.66 mm when illuminated with 657 nm light. What is the diameter of the hole? You can use the small angle approximation. Please give your answer in micrometers.
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