Chapter 11 Diffraction
Reading Assignment:
1. D. Sherwood, Crystals, X-rays, and
Proteins-chapter 5 and 7
Contents
Narrow Slit Narrow Slit
Wide Slit Wide Slit
N Slits N Slits 3
1 2
4
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
5 Infinite Number of SlitsInfinite Number of Slits
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
all
- geometric arrangement
diffraction pattern amplitude ( ) ( )= ( )
( ) : amplitude function
i k r r
F k
F k f r d r
f r
∫ e i
plane
obstacle- along -axis r ( , 0, 0
scattering )
( ) ( )
( , 0, )
r sin : angle
x z
x
xz
x x
f r f x
k k k
k k x kx
θ θ
=
→
=
= =
i
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sin -
sin -
2
all
- geometric arrangement
( )= ( ) = ( )
(sin ) ( ) ( : constant)
- in general, (sin ) is complex
intensity of diffraction pattern (sin )
ikx
ikx
i k r r
F k f r d r f x e dx
F f x e dx k
F
F
e
θθ θ
θ
θ
∞
∞
∞
∞
→ =
∫ ∫
∫
i
∵
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
- one narrow slit
an infinite opaque sheet along the -axis containing narrow slit at the origin
- narrowness- compared to the wavelength - amplitude function- function
x
δ
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sin sin
- -
sin
0 2
- ( ) ( )
- (sin ) ( ) = ( )
1
- intensity ~ (sin ) 1
- intensity is uniform at all angles
- a single narrow slit an active point source
ikx ikx
ikx
x
f x x
F f x e dx x e dx
e F
θ θ
θ
δ
θ δ
θ
∞ ∞
∞ ∞
=
=
=
⎡ ⎤
= ⎣ ⎦ =
=
≡
∫ ∫
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0 0
0 0
0 0
sin -
sin sin
0 0
- -
sin sin
- two narrow slit
a pair of functions, one at , and the other at
- ( ) ( ) ( )
- (sin ) ( )
( ) ( )
2
ikx
ikx ikx
ikx ikx
x x
f x x x x x
F f x e dx
x x e dx x x e dx
e e
θ
θ θ
θ θ
δ
δ δ
θ
δ δ
∞
∞
∞ ∞
∞ ∞
−
+ −
= + + −
=
= + + −
= + =
∫
∫ ∫
0 0
-
0
2 2
0
( ( ) ( ) ( )
cos( sin )
- (sin ) 4 cos (
)
sin ) kx
F
f x x x x x
d f x k
θ
θ θ
∞ δ
∞
− =
=
∫
∵
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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Interference
Young’s Experiment
maxima sin
d θ = mλ
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
0 0
sin -
0
2 2
0
- three narrow slits
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
- (sin ) ( ) 1 2 cos( sin )
- (sin ) [1 2 cos( sin )]
ikx
f x x x x x x
F f x e dx
kx
F kx
θ
δ δ δ
θ
θ
θ θ
∞
∞
= + + + −
=
= +
= +
∫
nine times more intense
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0
0
- narrow slits
equally spaced by a distance function 2 1 (odd number)
- ( ) ( )
n p
n p
N
x N
N p
f x x nx
δ
= δ
=−
→
= +
=
∑
−Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
0 0
0
sin -
sin ( 1) sin sin
sin sin 2 sin
(2 1) sin s
sin sin
sin
- (sin ) ( )
1
(1 )
1 1
( ) (
1
ikx
ikpx ik p x ikpx
ikpx ikx ik px
ik p x ikNx
ikpx ikpx
ikx
F f x e dx
e e e
e e e
e e
e e
e
θ
θ θ θ
θ θ θ
θ θ θ
θ
θ ∞
∞
− − −
−
− + −
=
= + + ⋅⋅⋅ + + ⋅⋅⋅ +
= + + ⋅⋅⋅ +
− −
= =
−
∫
0
2 0
2 0
in sin
0
0
2
sin sin
2 sin sin
2
1 ) sin sin
2
sin sin
2 - (sin )
ikx
Nkx kx
e Nkx
kx
F
θ θ
θ θ
θ θ
θ
−
=
=
0 0
*main peak
angular width- 4 / separated by- 2 /
- 2 subsidiary peaks Nkx kx N
π π
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
0
0
0
- infinite number of narrow slits
separated by a distance infinite array of function
- ( ) ( )
- (sin ) (sin 2 )
n
n
n
n
x
f x x nx
F n
kx
δ δ
θ δ θ π
=∞
=−∞
=∞
=−∞
→
= −
= −
∑
∑
0
*infinitely sharp peak (sin ) 2
kx
θ π
Δ =
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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Grating Spectroscope
visible emission line of cadmium
visible emission line from hydrogen
sin
d θ = m λ
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0
0
0
0 0
0
sin -
sin -
- one wide slit
an opaque screen containing a slit which is wide ~100
- ( ) 0 - -
1 - 0
- F(sin )= ( )
( )
ikx
X
ikx X
f x if x X
if X x X
if X x
f x e dx
f x e dx
θ
θ
λ
θ ∞
∞
= ∞ < <
< < + + < < ∞
=
∫
∫
00
sin
sin - ikx X
X
e ik
θ
θ
⎡ ⎤
= ⎢ ⎥
⎣ ⎦
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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0 0 0
0
sin sin
sin
- 0
0
0
2 2 2 0
0 2
0
0 0
- F(sin )
sin sin
sin( sin ) 2
sin
sin ( sin ) - intensity~ F(sin ) 4
( sin )
- 2X (sin ) 2 /
- the wider slit,
the narrow the diffracti
X ikX ikX
ikx
X
e e e
ik ik
X kX
kX
X kX
kX kX
θ θ
θ θ
θ θ
θ θ θ θ
θ
θ π
⎡ ⎤ − −
= ⎢ ⎥ =
⎣ ⎦
=
=
→ Δ =
on pattern - secondary peak-very rapidly weak
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/diffraction/basicdiffraction/
Single-Slit Diffraction
sin , for minima sin
d m
d
δ ≈ θ θ = λ
Single-Slit Diffraction
- sin
for minima sin , m=1,2,3, d
m d
δ θ
θ λ
≈
= ⋅⋅⋅
Single-Slit Diffraction
http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/~teb/optics/java/slitdiffr/
D. Halliday, Fundamentals of Physics
Convolution
- ( ) ( ) * ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
- integrand is a function of and
integration is taken over function of - ( ) vs. ( ) or ( ) vs. ( ) for 1-D r
all r all r
c u f r g r f r g u r d r f u r g r d r
u r
r u
g r g u r g x g u x
= = − = −
→
− −
∫ ∫
- -
- 0
0 0
eflection+displacement - example
( ): function, ( ): arbitrary function
c(u)= ( ) ( - ) ( ) ( - )
( ) ( - )
( ) ( - )
o
f x g x
f x g u x dx x x g u x dx x x g u x dx
g u x g u x δ
δ δ
∞ ∞
∞ ∞
∞
∞
= +
+ −
= + +
∫ ∫
∫
http://www.jhu.edu/~signals/convolve/index.html
inversion in 3-D
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Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0
- two wide slit
slits , each of width 2 , centered at - and
- ( ) 0 - -( )
1 - ( ) -( ) 0 - ( ) ( ) 1 ( )
X x x x x
f x if x x X
if x X x x X
if x X x x X
if x X x
= =
= ∞ < < +
+ < < −
− < < −
− < 0 0
0 0
( )
0 ( )
- ( ) is convolution of one wide slit and two narrow slit
( ) ( ) * ( )
x X
if x X x
f x
f two wide slit f one wide slit f two narrow slit
< + + < < ∞
=
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Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
- Fourier transform
( ) [ ( ) * ( )]
- Fourier transform of a convolution is the product of the individual Fourier transforms
( ) (
Tf two wide slit T f one wide slit f two narrow slit
Tf two wide slit Tf one wide
=
=
0 0
0
0
) ( )]
- one wide slit
sin( sin ) (sin ) 2
sin - two narrow slit
(sin ) 2 cos( sin )
slit Tf two narrow slit
F X kX
kX
F kx
θ θ
θ
θ θ
⋅
=
=
0
0 0
0
2 2 2 0 2
0 2 0
0
- two wide slit
sin( sin )
(sin ) 4 cos( sin )
sin -intensity
sin ( sin )
(sin ) 16 cos ( sin )
( sin )
F X kX kx
kX
F X kX kx
kX
θ θ θ
θ
θ θ θ
θ
=
=
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2 2
2
0 1
1 0
2
0 2
- two wide slit
form of diffraction pattern is a series of cos fringes modulated by (sin / )
- cos function- first zero sin / 2 sin /(2 )
- (sin / ) function- first zero sin kx
kx
kX α α
θ π θ π
α α θ
=
=
=
2 0
0 0 2 1
sin /( )
- x
kX X
π θ π
θ θ
=
→ >
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
- three wide slit
- amplitude function
( ) ( ) * ( )
( ) [ ( ) * ( )]
( ) ( ) * (
f three wide slit f one wide slit f three narrow slits
Tf threeo wide slit T f one wide slit f three narrow slits Tf threeo wide slit Tf one wide slit Tf
=
=
=
0
0 0
0
) sin( sin )
- (sin ) 2 [1 2 cos( sin )]
sin
three narrow slits
F X kX kx
kX
θ θ θ
= θ +
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2 2 2 0 2
0 2 0
0
- three wide slits - intensity
sin ( sin )
(sin ) 4 [1 2 cos( sin )]
( sin )
F X kX kx
kX
θ θ θ
= θ +
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0
- wide slits
width of 2X , centered on a function - amplitude function
( ) ( ) * ( )
( ) [ ( ) * ( )]
( )
N
f N wide slit f one wide slit f N narrow slits Tf N wide slit T f one wide slit f N narrow slits Tf N wide slit T
δ
=
=
= f one wide slit( ) *Tf N narrow slits( )
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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2 0
2 0
2 2 2 0
0 2
0
sin sin
2 sin sin
2
- N wide slits - intensity
sin ( sin ) (sin ) 4
( sin )
Nkx kx
F X kX
kX
θ θ
θ θ
= θ
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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Experiments
(b) s = 3 μm (a) s = 12 μm
Slit spacing s and slit width w
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Diffraction patterns from gratings (a) and (b).
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The zebra
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- infinite wide slits - amplitude function
( ) ( ) * ( )
( ) [ ( ) * ( )]
( ) ( ) * (
f wide slit f one wide slit f narrow slits Tf wide slit T f one wide slit f narrow slits Tf wide slit Tf one wide slit Tf narrow slit
∞ = ∞
∞ = ∞
∞ = ∞ s)
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2 2
2 2 0
0 2
0 0
- infinite number of wide slits - intensity
sin ( sin ) 2
(sin ) 4 (sin )
( sin )
n
n
kX n
F X
kX kx
θ π
θ δ θ
θ
=∞
=−∞
=
∑
−Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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- significance of the diffraction pattern
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- narrow slits
1. As the number of slits increases, the main peaks become sharper and narrower, whilest the subsidiary peaks
become rapidly less intense
2. The position and separation of the mai
0
0
n peaks is constant independent of the number of peaks. The man peaks are separated by an angular deflection given by
(sin ) 2
The distance is determined soly by and separation of a
kx
x θ π
λ
Δ =
ny two neighboring narrow slits.
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
- narrow slits
- The position of the main peak in a diffraction pattern is determined solely by the lattice spacing in an obstacle.
- The shape of the main peak is determined by the overall shape of the obstacle.
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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- wide slits
- The effect of the motif (one wide slit) is to alter the intensity of each main peak, but the position of the main peaks are unchanged
- intensity envolope → structure of motif
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- another way of looking at N wide slits - shape function
is zero everywhere outside an obstacle
corresponds to the macroscopic shape of the obstacle within the obstacle
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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- finite lattice
( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( ) * ( )
( ) ( ) *[ ( ) ( )]
- diffraction pattern
f finite lattice f infinite lattice f shape function f obstacle f motif f finite lattice
f obstacle f motif f infinite lattice f shape function
=
=
=
i
i
(sin ) ( )
{ ( ) *[ ( ) ( )]}
( ) [ ( ) ( )]
( ) [ ( ) * ( )]
F Tf obstacle
T f motif f infinite lattice f shape function Tf motif T f infinite lattice f shape function Tf motif Tf infinite lattice Tf shape function
θ =
=
=
=
i
i i
i
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
- N wide slits
( ) ( ) * ( )
( ) ( ) *
[ ( ) ( )]
f N wide slits f one wide slit f N narrow slits f N wide slits f one wide slit
f narrow slits f shape function
=
=
∞ i
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- diffraction pattern
( ) { ( ) *
[ ( ) ( )]}
( ) [ ( ) ( )]
Tf N wide slits T f one wide slit
f narrow slits f shape function Tf one wide slit T f narrow slits f shape function
=
∞
= ∞
i
i i
( ) ( ) * ( )
- three types of structural information that concerning the lattice
that concerning the motif
that concerning the shape of the entir
Tf one wide slit Tf narrow slits Tf shape function
= i ∞
e crystal
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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Diffraction by 1-D Obstacles
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Summary
- the of the main peaks gives information on the
- the of each main peak gives information on the overall object
position
shape
set of in
- the of all th
lat
e m
tens ain
tice
peak
iti s g
s
i hape
es ves information
on the structure of the motif