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twiztidmxcn
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Hey
Here is the problem, I think I may be stuck but I'll provide all the information I have so far.
White light (400-700nm) is incident on a 600 line/mm diffraction grating. What is the width of the first order rainbow on a screen 2.0m behind the grating?
What I figured was to use the equation d*sin(theta) = m * wavelength
as well as the equation y = L*tan(theta), with L = 2.0m, m = 1 (first order rainbow),
Basically, I have to find theta, then find y, which ends up being the width of my projected rainbow. I am, however, totally stuck at this point. I'm not even sure if my assumption that m = 1 is right, or if I am on the right path.
Any help in the right direction would be awesome.
Thank you
twiztidmxcn
Here is the problem, I think I may be stuck but I'll provide all the information I have so far.
White light (400-700nm) is incident on a 600 line/mm diffraction grating. What is the width of the first order rainbow on a screen 2.0m behind the grating?
What I figured was to use the equation d*sin(theta) = m * wavelength
as well as the equation y = L*tan(theta), with L = 2.0m, m = 1 (first order rainbow),
Basically, I have to find theta, then find y, which ends up being the width of my projected rainbow. I am, however, totally stuck at this point. I'm not even sure if my assumption that m = 1 is right, or if I am on the right path.
Any help in the right direction would be awesome.
Thank you
twiztidmxcn