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In Fraunhofer diffraction experiment, $L$ is the distance between screen and the obstacle, $b$ is the size of obstacle and $\lambda$ is wavelength of incident light. The general condition for the applicability of Fraunhofer diffraction is
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Options:
  • A $\frac{b^2}{L \lambda} \gg 1$
  • B $\frac{b^2}{L \lambda}=1$
  • C $\frac{b^2}{L \lambda} \ll 1$
  • D $\frac{b^2}{L \lambda} \neq 1$
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The correct answer is: $\frac{b^2}{L \lambda} \ll 1$
The general condition for Froun hofer diffraction is $\frac{b^2}{L \lambda} \ll 1$.

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