In Young's double-slit experiment, the separation between the slits is , the wavelength of the light used is and distance between the screen and slits is . It is found that the angular width of the fringes is . To increase the fringe angular width to (with same and ) the separation between the slits needs to be changed to:
The angular width of fringes in Young's Double Slit Experiment (YDSE) is given by . Given: Initial angular width, Initial slit separation, Final angular width, Let the final slit separation be . Since is constant, we have . . Thus, the new separation between the slits should be .
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