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11 Οκτ 2024 · diffraction, the spreading of waves around obstacles. Diffraction takes place with sound; with electromagnetic radiation, such as light, X-rays, and gamma rays; and with very small moving particles such as atoms, neutrons, and electrons, which show wavelike properties.
28 Δεκ 2020 · Diffraction is the bending of waves around obstacles or corners. It happens to light waves, sound waves and water waves. This bending often causes waves to interfere with themselves, creating diffraction patterns. Diffraction also limits the resolution of anything using an aperture, like cameras.
17 Νοε 2022 · Diffraction is the bending or spreading of light waves around an obstacle. The obstacle can be an aperture or slit whose size is approximately the same as the wavelength of light. The amount of bending depends on the relative size of the opening compared to the wavelength of light.
Key Terms. diffraction: The bending of a wave around the edges of an opening or an obstacle. constructive interference: Occurs when waves interfere with each other crest to crest and the waves are exactly in phase with each other.
The bending of a wave around the edges of an opening or an obstacle is called diffraction. Diffraction is a wave characteristic that occurs for all types of waves. If diffraction is observed for a phenomenon, it is evidence that the phenomenon is produced by waves.
Some examples and applications of diffraction in electromagnetic waves include: Single-slit diffraction: When a light wave passes through a narrow single slit and strikes a screen, a diffraction pattern is formed. The pattern consists of a central bright fringe (maximum) surrounded by alternating bright and dark fringes (maxima and minima).
Diffraction is the interference or bending of waves around the corners of an obstacle or through an aperture into the region of geometrical shadow of the obstacle/aperture. The diffracting object or aperture effectively becomes a secondary source of the propagating wave.
