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Diffraction grating

physical science Maturity 11-13

Some things can make rainbows.

An incandescent light-bulb viewed through a transmissive diffraction grating.jpg
An incandescent light-bulb viewed through a transmissive diffraction grating.jpg
These things have tiny lines. The lines split light into colors. You can see this on a CD. It looks very pretty!
Interference-colors.jpg
Interference-colors.jpg
Do you like rainbows?

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File:Diffraction grating.jpg
Diffraction grating.jpg
File:An incandescent light-bulb viewed through a transmissive diffraction grating.jpg
An incandescent light-bulb viewed through...
Diffraction grating demo.webm
File:Difraction grating reflecting green light.JPG
Difraction grating reflecting green light.JPG
File:Diffraction Grating Equation.svg
Diffraction Grating Equation.svg
File:comparison refraction diffraction spectra.svg
comparison refraction diffraction spectra.svg
File:Mehrfachspalt-Numerisch.png
Mehrfachspalt-Numerisch.png
File:Helical fluorescent lamp spectrum by diffraction grating.JPG
Helical fluorescent lamp spectrum by...
File:light-bulb-grating.png
light-bulb-grating.png
File:Argon laser beam and diffraction mirror.png
Argon laser beam and diffraction mirror.png
File:"Lines_made_with_light"_-_diffraction_gratings_at_the_UK_ATC_(15555795912).jpg
"Lines_made_with_light"_-_diffraction_grat...
File:Interference-colors.jpg
Interference-colors.jpg

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