Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
In a double-slit experiment the light has a wavelength of nm. The slits are mm apart and the screen is m away. A thin sheet of refractive index and thickness covers one slit. Find the extra optical path that the sheet gives, the number of fringes by which the pattern moves, the fringe width and the shift of the pattern on the screen.
A film in air, light straight on: bright in reflection when , dark when . A coating between air and glass that is less dense than the glass is non-reflecting when . A sheet of index and thickness over one slit moves the pattern by towards that slit.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The extra path. .
Step 2. The fringes. fringes.
Step 3. The fringe width. . The sheet does not change it.
Step 4. The shift. , towards the covered slit.
Answer: ; fringes; mm; mm.
Check. The shift is not a whole number of fringes, so the centre of the new pattern is not on a bright fringe of the old one.
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