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Homework Statement



The question is as follows, I'm truly stuck where to start here, any help would be much appreciated:

A transparent paper of refractive index 1.45 and thickness 0.02mm is pasted on one of the slits of a double slit experiment. Monochromatic light of wavelength 620nm is passed through the slits. How many fringes will cross through the centre if the paper is removed?

Homework Equations



I have been provided with one equation for this, which is as follows:

Yo=β/λ(n-1)t

Where n is the refractive index and t is the thickness.



The Attempt at a Solution



Truly stuck where to even begin I'm sorry to say.
 
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Dongorgon said:

Homework Statement



The question is as follows, I'm truly stuck where to start here, any help would be much appreciated:

A transparent paper of refractive index 1.45 and thickness 0.02mm is pasted on one of the slits of a double slit experiment. Monochromatic light of wavelength 620nm is passed through the slits. How many fringes will cross through the centre if the paper is removed?

Homework Equations



I have been provided with one equation for this, which is as follows:

Yo=β/λ(n-1)t

Where n is the refractive index and t is the thickness.

The Attempt at a Solution



Truly stuck where to even begin I'm sorry to say.
What are β and Yo in this equation? (I take it that λ is wavelength.)
 
From what I am aware, β is the fringe width and I'm truly not sure what Yo even is, possibly the width of intensity?