Suppose a transparent vessel 30.0 cm long is placed in one arm of a Michelson interferometer, as

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Suppose a transparent vessel 30.0 cm long is placed in one arm of a Michelson interferometer, as in Example 25.2. The vessel initially contains air at 0 ° C and 1.00 atm. With light of vacuum wavelength 633 nm, the mirrors are arranged so that a bright spot appears at the center of the screen. As air is slowly pumped out of the vessel, one of the mirrors is gradually moved to keep the center region of the screen bright. The distance the mirror moves is measured to determine the value of the index of refraction of air, n. Assume that, outside of the vessel, the light travels through vacuum. Calculate the distance that the mirror would be moved as the container is emptied of air.
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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