Bragg Law and Effect of Doubling Wavelength

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Bragg's Law indicates that the angle theta changes when the wavelength is doubled, specifically represented by the equation dsinθ=mλ. The discussion revolves around predicting new maxima angles after doubling the wavelength, with initial maxima observed at 20.5 and 44.5 degrees. When calculating, doubling sin(20.5) yields a valid angle of 44.5 degrees, but doubling sin(44.5) results in a value greater than 1, which is not possible. This suggests that the 44.5-degree maximum does not have a corresponding maximum for the doubled wavelength, indicating a change in the pattern of maxima. The conclusion drawn is that there may only be one maximum at 44.5 degrees for the doubled wavelength scenario.
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My lecturer discussed bragg's law a few weeks ago and described how the angle theta changes as the wavelength is doubled.

I can't seem to duplicate his result.

I know that the bragg condition for a maxima would reduce to : dsinθ=mλ when the wavelength is doubled.

In his example he knew that maxima were observed at 20.5 and 44.5 degrees but he gave no other values.

How would I go about predicting the angles at which the maximas are now observed ?
 
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If you double λ and m and d stay constant, sinθ doubles as well. You can calculate sinθ in your example.
 
mfb said:
If you double λ and m and d stay constant, sinθ doubles as well. You can calculate sinθ in your example.

True, so sin(20.5) = 0.3502... This multiplied by 2 gives : 0.700... Sin inverse of this gives 44.5 degrees.

But if I double sin(44.5) I get a value larger than 1. How is it possible to take the sine inverse of this ?

EDIT : Does this imply there is only one maxima now at 44.5 degrees ?
 
elemis said:
EDIT : Does this imply there is only one maxima now at 44.5 degrees ?
The 44.5-maximum has no equivalent for the doubled wavelength, right.
 
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