- diffraction grating is made up of slits of width a with separation d. The grating is illumina y monochromatic plane waves of wavelength A at normal incidence. What is the angular vidth of a spectral line observed in the first order if the grating has N slits? State your ans- n terms of the given variables. A.

- diffraction grating is made up of slits of width a with separation d. The grating is illumina y monochromatic plane waves of wavelength A at normal incidence. What is the angular vidth of a spectral line observed in the first order if the grating has N slits? State your ans- n terms of the given variables. A.

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Chapter4: Diffraction

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