Additional Info

• ID Code: M1-32
• Purpose: Diffraction and interference by various slits and combinations of slits.
• Description: This uses the Cornell slitfilm 3"x4" slide to show various diffraction phenomena using a long-filament incandescant bulb. Set up for individual viewing: the observer holds the slit an inch or so in front of his or her eye and views the filament through the slit(s) of interest to view diffraction and interference. The Cornell slitfilm includes single, double, and multiple slits of various size and spacing.

  Recommended primarily for small groups.

• Availability: Available
• References: REFERENCES: (PIRA 6D20.10) Michael McFarland and others at Notre Dame University have developed an adaptation of a diagram - supplied by the distributor of the Cornell Slit Films - of the slit film slide.
• Videos-1: (Microsoft Word .doc NOT video) Click here to see details of the optical elements on the slide.
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