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  2. Bragg's law - Wikipedia

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    where m is the Bragg order (a positive integer), λ B the diffracted wavelength, Λ the fringe spacing of the grating, θ the angle between the incident beam and the normal (N) of the entrance surface and φ the angle between the normal and the grating vector (K G). Radiation that does not match Bragg's law will pass through the VBG undiffracted.

  3. Small-angle approximation - Wikipedia

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    The sine and tangent small-angle approximations are used in relation to the double-slit experiment or a diffraction grating to develop simplified equations like the following, where y is the distance of a fringe from the center of maximum light intensity, m is the order of the fringe, D is the distance between the slits and projection screen ...

  4. List of optics equations - Wikipedia

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    Visulization of flux through differential area and solid angle. As always ^ is the unit normal to the incident surface A, = ^, and ^ is a unit vector in the direction of incident flux on the area element, θ is the angle between them.

  5. Snell's law - Wikipedia

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    Given n lines L and a point P(L) on each line, find the locus of points Q such that the lengths of the line segments QP(L) satisfy certain conditions. For example, when n = 4, given the lines a, b, c, and d and a point A on a, B on b, and so on, find the locus of points Q such that the product QA*QB equals the product QC*QD.

  6. Numerical aperture - Wikipedia

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    Due to Snell's law, the numerical aperture remains the same: NA = n 1 sin θ 1 = n 2 sin θ 2. In optics , the numerical aperture ( NA ) of an optical system is a dimensionless number that characterizes the range of angles over which the system can accept or emit light.

  7. Refractive index - Wikipedia

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    The refractive index n of the liquid can then be calculated from the maximum transmission angle θ as n = n G sin θ, where n G is the refractive index of the prism. [66] A handheld refractometer used to measure the sugar content of fruits. This type of device is commonly used in chemical laboratories for identification of substances and for ...

  8. Angular resolution - Wikipedia

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    Definition of terms [ edit ] Resolving power is the ability of an imaging device to separate (i.e., to see as distinct) points of an object that are located at a small angular distance or it is the power of an optical instrument to separate far away objects, that are close together, into individual images.

  9. X-ray fluorescence - Wikipedia

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    The common feature of monochromators is the maintenance of a symmetrical geometry between the sample, the crystal and the detector. In this geometry the Bragg diffraction condition is obtained. The X-ray emission lines are very narrow (see figure 2), so the angles must be defined with considerable precision. This is achieved in two ways: