The double-slit experiment, first performed by [Thomas Young] in 1801 provided the first definitive proof of the dual wave-particle nature of photons. A similar experiment can be performed that shows ...

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the properties and applications of waves. SP4.b Develop and use models to describe and calculate characteristics related to the interference and ...

Shrinking Young’s experiment (a) The classical double-slit experiment using light (slit spacing ~1 mm, propagation distance ~1 m). (b) Schematic of atomic-scale interference in which a pair of ...

We head back to the recording studio to study interference and diffraction of sound waves. We investigate qualitatively how diffraction affects sound waves of various frequencies. We also explore how ...