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6D10.20 - Interference - Microwave (Db. Slit)
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Code Number: 6D10.20
Demo Title: Interference - Microwave (Db. Slit)
Condition: Good
Principle: Diffraction of Waves
Area of Study: Optics, Astronomy
Equipment:
Microwave Generator and Receiver, Amplifier and Speaker, Rotating stand and Db. Slit.
Procedure:
The microwave system with double slit is arranged as shown.
References:
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- Barbara S. Andereck, "Microwave Hot Spots", TPT, Vol. 28, #9, Dec. 1990, p. 580.
- J. Harris and A. Ahlgren, "Some Simple Experiments and Demonstrations", TPT, Vol. 4, #7, Oct. 1966, p. 314.
- J. Morris Blair, "Using 3-cm Microwaves for Optics Laboratory Experiments", AJP, Vol. 60, #1 Jan. 1992, p. 63.
- Charles Day, "Time-Reversed Microwaves Beat the Diffraction Limit", Physics Today, Apr. 2007, p. 15.
- Ol-1, 2, 4: Freier and Anderson, A Demonstration Handbook for Physics.
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- Robert Ehrlich, "Squinting at an Unfrosted Bulb", Turning the World Inside Out, p. 201-202.