Optics
Single-Slit Diffraction
Condition for destructive interference (dark fringes) in single-slit diffraction. m = ±1, ±2, ...
Variables
am
Slit width
\theta°
Angle to minimum
munitless
Order number (m ≠ 0)
\lambdam
Wavelength
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What is the Single-Slit Diffraction formula?
Single-Slit Diffraction is written asinθ= mλ. Condition for destructive interference (dark fringes) in single-slit diffraction. m = ±1, ±2, ... It belongs to Optics, under Wave Optics.
What are the units in asinθ= mλ?
In SI units, a is slit width, measured in m; \theta is angle to minimum, measured in °; m is order number (m ≠ 0) (dimensionless); \lambda is wavelength, measured in m.