Intensity distribution for double-slit diffraction

Experiment no.: 5.10.802
Intensitäts­verteilung der Beu­gung am Doppel­spalt
Diffraction at a double slit. Waves propagate in accordance with Huygens' principle; their amplitudes are superimposed. The difference between the intensity distributions for the two individual slits and the distribution for the double slit provides an impressive demonstration of the interference of the two distributions.

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Overview
Experiment
Detail
Slit 80 µm
Double-slit 80 µm, distance 200 µm
Comparison slit and double-slit 80 µm
Slit 40 µm
Double-slit 40 µm, distance 200 µm
Double-slit 40 µm, distance 400 µm
Comparison 1, slit and double-slit 40 µm
Comparison 2, slit and double-slit 40 µm

Documents for this experiment

Single and double slit
Single and double slit
Double slit, 2 distances
Plane wave front
Spherical wave
Wave front
Interference
Intensity distribution
Diffraction at slit
Diffraction at single slit
Minimum angle
Diffraction pattern
Diffraction at double slit
First maximum