Physics A-Level
Experimental control of diffraction variables
What Experimental control of diffraction variables means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Experimental control of diffraction variables
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Shining a laser through a single slit and gradually narrowing the slit shows the central maximum spreading out as the slit becomes narrower.
Topics that use Experimental control of diffraction variables
- Diffraction (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Central maximum
- Constructive interference
- Diffraction grating equation
- Monochromatic light
- Order of the maximum
- Path difference
- Secondary maxima
- Slit width and diffraction spreading
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