Investigations of Light with a Michelson Interferometer
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In this paper, we present several applications of the Michelson Interferometer in analyzing monochromatic, dichromatic, and white light. First, the wavelength of the mercury green line is determined to be 540 ± 36theo ± 10sys nm by measuring the fringe separation. An estimate was made by counting fringes passing a reference point as a platform mounted mirror was moved translationally with a precision micrometer. Next, the two mercury yellow lines at 576.99±0.07theo±0.04sys nm and 579.04± 0.07theo ± 0.04sys nm were determined by measuring the spacing between in phase and out of phase fringe segments. Finally, we report the observation of white light fringes that occur when the path length ratio approaches unity.
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