2009 High School Photo Contest Photos
Winner's Showcase
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Honorable Mention - Natural
Title: Diffraction of Light This picture, taken in the hallway of a house, shows the interference of light diffracted through a narrow opening between two doors. Sunlight streams in from a large bathroom window behind the double doors on the right. One door is slightly pushed back so that there is a 1cm space between it and the other door. When the light travels through this opening, it diffracts and spreads out. At the same time, interference between the emerging waves occurs, causing alternate bands of light and dark. This pattern of dark and light fringes can be seen on the carpet and opposite bedroom doors as shown in the photograph. The interference pattern is so clear that subdivisions of additional bands of light and dark within each bright fringe are also visible. This happens because the source of light is very bright and the projecting screen is far enough from the door slit.
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