When a laser beam is incident on a narrow opaque object such as a fine wire or a strand of hair, the resulting diffraction pattern is similar to the diffraction pattern of a slit of the same width as ...
A He-Ne laser shines on an adjustable single slit to make a diffraction pattern. The slit can be adjusted in two dimensions. Mount the laser and slit on opposite ends of the rail, making sure the ...
Capillary high-harmonic generation (HHG) has the potential to be a very efficient source of soft X-rays because it offers an extended interaction length between the laser and the generating medium 9.