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Light from two coherent sources of the same amplitude $A$ and wavelength $\lambda$ illuminates the screen. The intensity of the central maximum is $I_0$. If the sources were incoherent, the intensity at the same point will be
Light from two coherent sources of the same amplitude $A$ and wavelength $\lambda$ illuminates the screen. The intensity of the central maximum is $I_0$. If the sources were incoherent, the intensity at the same point will be
Updated On: Apr 2, 2024
- $4I_0$
- $2I_0$
- $I_0$
- $\frac{I_0}{2}$
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The rays of light from two coherent sources superimpose each other on the screen forming alternate maxima (with maximum intensity $I_{0}$ ) and minima (with intensity zero). If two non-coherent sources superimpose, there will be no maxima and minima, instead the intensity will be $\frac{I_{0}}{2}$ throughout.
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