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If you were to take Youngs original Double Slit Experiment, with this slight variation, would you get the same results you would usually expect, i.e. an interference pattern?
The variation is as follows: Instead of one source of light, there are two sources of light, positioned next to each other each aimed directly at independent single slits. Between the slits, there is a barrier running all the way down to separate the two sources of light from each other, resulting in; Source A can only travel through Slit A, and Source B can only Travel through Slit B.
A crude diagram of what I'm trying to explain:
0 = Slit
x =Light Source
| = Solid Barrier Between Light Sources
_ = Detector Screen
. = Ignore (Purely for spacing purposes)
__________
-----0|0-----
|...|...|
|...|...|
|...|...|
|...x | x...|
The variation is as follows: Instead of one source of light, there are two sources of light, positioned next to each other each aimed directly at independent single slits. Between the slits, there is a barrier running all the way down to separate the two sources of light from each other, resulting in; Source A can only travel through Slit A, and Source B can only Travel through Slit B.
A crude diagram of what I'm trying to explain:
0 = Slit
x =Light Source
| = Solid Barrier Between Light Sources
_ = Detector Screen
. = Ignore (Purely for spacing purposes)
__________
-----0|0-----
|...|...|
|...|...|
|...|...|
|...x | x...|
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