Light diffraction through a feather

We have used a feather to study light diffraction, in a qualitative as well as in a quantitative manner. Experimental measurement of the separation between the bright spots obtained with a laser pointer allowed the determination of the space between feather's barbs and barbules. The results we...

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Main Authors: Pérez García, Hugo;, García Molina, Rafael;, Abril, Isabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Cádiz 2012-01-01
Series:Revista Eureka sobre Enseñanza y Divulgación de las Ciencias
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10498/14632