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PART I  ·  PAPER 1 STYLE第一部分  ·  第一卷风格Short structured · 28 marks短结构题 · 28 分

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Q1MEDIUMPaper 1reflection, Snell's law, refractive index反射、Snell 定律、折射率[6 marks]

Ray in air ($n_1 = 1.00$) hits glass ($n_2 = 1.50$) at $50^{\circ}$. (a) angle of reflection and its law; (b) angle of refraction and bending direction; (c) speed of light in the glass.空气($n_1 = 1.00$)中光以 $50^{\circ}$ 射到玻璃($n_2 = 1.50$)。(a) 反射角及其定律;(b) 折射角与偏折方向;(c) 玻璃中的光速。

Answers:答案:  (a) $50^{\circ}$  ·  (b) $\theta_2 \approx 30.7^{\circ}$, toward the normal  ·  (c) $v = 2.00 \times 10^{8}\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$

(a) Angle of reflection A1·B1

By the law of reflection the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence, both measured from the normal. (B1)

So the angle of reflection is $50^{\circ}$. (A1)

(b) Angle of refraction M1·A1

Apply Snell's law $n_1 \sin\theta_1 = n_2 \sin\theta_2$: $\sin\theta_2 = \dfrac{(1.00)\sin 50^{\circ}}{1.50}$. (M1)

$$ \sin\theta_2 = \frac{0.766}{1.50} = 0.5107, \qquad \theta_2 = \arcsin(0.5107) \approx 30.7^{\circ}. $$

The ray enters a denser medium, so it bends toward the normal ($30.7^{\circ} < 50^{\circ}$). (A1)

(c) Speed in the glass M1·A1

From $n = c/v$, rearrange to $v = c/n$: (M1)

$$ v = \frac{3.00 \times 10^{8}}{1.50} = 2.00 \times 10^{8}\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}. $$

(A1)

Insight. Three separate facts hang on the same boundary. Reflection keeps the angle; refraction changes it through the index ratio; the speed is the index itself. The classic trap is measuring an angle from the surface instead of the normal, which silently turns $50^{\circ}$ into $40^{\circ}$. State your reference as "from the normal" before substituting, and let the comparison $\theta_2 < \theta_1$ act as a built-in check that you have entered the denser medium correctly.

(a) 反射角 A1·B1

由反射定律,反射角等于入射角,二者均从法线量起。(B1)

故反射角为 $50^{\circ}$。(A1)

(b) 折射角 M1·A1

用 Snell 定律 $n_1 \sin\theta_1 = n_2 \sin\theta_2$:$\sin\theta_2 = \dfrac{(1.00)\sin 50^{\circ}}{1.50}$。(M1)

$$ \sin\theta_2 = \frac{0.766}{1.50} = 0.5107, \qquad \theta_2 = \arcsin(0.5107) \approx 30.7^{\circ}. $$

光进入光密介质,故偏向法线($30.7^{\circ} < 50^{\circ}$)。(A1)

(c) 玻璃中的光速 M1·A1

由 $n = c/v$ 解出 $v = c/n$:(M1)

$$ v = \frac{3.00 \times 10^{8}}{1.50} = 2.00 \times 10^{8}\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}. $$

(A1)

要点。同一界面上挂着三件事:反射保持角度不变;折射通过折射率之比改变角度;光速则由折射率本身决定。常见陷阱是从表面而非法线量角,会悄悄把 $50^{\circ}$ 当成 $40^{\circ}$。代入前先写明"从法线量起",并用 $\theta_2 < \theta_1$ 的比较作为"确已进入光密介质"的内置检查。
Q2MEDIUMPaper 1superposition and path difference叠加与光程差[4 marks]

Two in-phase speakers, $\lambda = 0.50\ \mathrm{m}$; paths to $P$ are $4.00\ \mathrm{m}$ and $5.25\ \mathrm{m}$. (a) constructive or destructive at $P$; (b) why a steady pattern needs a shared source.两个同相喇叭,$\lambda = 0.50\ \mathrm{m}$;到 $P$ 的路程为 $4.00\ \mathrm{m}$ 与 $5.25\ \mathrm{m}$。(a) $P$ 处相长还是相消;(b) 为何稳定图样需共用一个源。

Answers:答案:  (a) destructive ($\Delta = 2.5\lambda$)  ·  (b) a shared source keeps the two emissions coherent

(a) Classifying $P$ M1·M1·A1

By superposition the resultant signal at $P$ depends on the path difference of the two coherent waves: $\Delta = 5.25 - 4.00 = 1.25\ \mathrm{m}$. (M1)

Express in wavelengths: $\dfrac{\Delta}{\lambda} = \dfrac{1.25}{0.50} = 2.5 = \left(2 + \tfrac{1}{2}\right)$. (M1)

This is a half-integer number of wavelengths, the destructive condition $\Delta = (n + \tfrac{1}{2})\lambda$ with $n = 2$, so $P$ is a point of destructive interference (a quiet spot). (A1)

(b) Need for a shared source R1

Driving both speakers from one generator keeps a constant phase relationship between them: they are coherent, so the pattern of maxima and minima stays fixed. Two independent generators would drift in relative phase, washing the pattern out. (R1)

Insight. Only the fractional part of $\Delta/\lambda$ decides the outcome: $2.5\lambda$ and $0.5\lambda$ are both destructive, while $2\lambda$ and $3\lambda$ are both constructive. The whole-number part just counts how many quiet bands you have already crossed. Reserve the path-difference rules for coherent, in-phase sources, the reason every textbook two-source demonstration feeds both emitters from one oscillator.

(a) 判断 $P$ M1·M1·A1

由叠加原理,$P$ 处合信号取决于两列相干波的光程差:$\Delta = 5.25 - 4.00 = 1.25\ \mathrm{m}$。(M1)

用波长表示:$\dfrac{\Delta}{\lambda} = \dfrac{1.25}{0.50} = 2.5 = \left(2 + \tfrac{1}{2}\right)$。(M1)

这是半整数倍波长,符合相消条件 $\Delta = (n + \tfrac{1}{2})\lambda$($n = 2$),故 $P$ 为相消干涉点(安静处)。(A1)

(b) 为何需共用源 R1

用同一台发生器驱动两喇叭,使二者之间保持恒定相位关系:它们相干,故极大与极小的图样保持固定。两台独立发生器之间的相对相位会漂移,使图样消失。(R1)

要点。只有 $\Delta/\lambda$ 的小数部分决定结果:$2.5\lambda$ 与 $0.5\lambda$ 都相消,而 $2\lambda$ 与 $3\lambda$ 都相长。整数部分只是数你已越过多少条安静带。光程差规则仅适用于相干、同相的源,这正是所有教科书双源演示都用一台振荡器驱动两个发射器的原因。
Q3MEDIUMPaper 1total internal reflection, critical angle全内反射、临界角[6 marks]

Glass block $n = 1.50$ in air. (a) critical angle; (b) fate of a ray hitting the boundary at $45^{\circ}$ (both TIR conditions); (c) how TIR carries a signal along a fibre.空气中玻璃块 $n = 1.50$。(a) 临界角;(b) 光以 $45^{\circ}$ 入射界面的去向(两个全反射条件);(c) 全反射如何沿光纤传输信号。

Answers:答案:  (a) $\theta_c \approx 41.8^{\circ}$  ·  (b) total internal reflection  ·  (c) repeated TIR traps the light in the core

(a) Critical angle M1·A1

Glass to air, so $\sin\theta_c = 1/n$: (M1)

$$ \sin\theta_c = \frac{1}{1.50} = 0.6667, \qquad \theta_c = \arcsin(0.6667) \approx 41.8^{\circ}. $$

(A1)

(b) Fate of the $45^{\circ}$ ray R1·A1

Both total-internal-reflection conditions must hold: the ray travels from dense to less-dense (glass to air, satisfied), and the angle of incidence must exceed the critical angle. Here $45^{\circ} > 41.8^{\circ}$. (R1)

Both conditions are met, so the ray undergoes total internal reflection: no light escapes into the air. (A1)

(c) Fibre optics A1·A1

Light launched into the core strikes the core wall at angles greater than the critical angle, so it is totally internally reflected rather than refracted out. (A1)

The light bounces along the fibre by repeated total internal reflection, staying trapped in the core and carrying the signal over long distances with very little loss. (A1)

Insight. Total internal reflection is a two-part gate, and dropping either half is the standard error. Direction comes first: a ray going from air into glass can never totally reflect, because it bends toward the normal and always finds a refracted path. Only once the dense-to-less-dense direction is confirmed does the angle test against $\theta_c$ decide the outcome. The critical angle is the sharp switch between "some light escapes" and "all light reflects".

(a) 临界角 M1·A1

玻璃到空气,故 $\sin\theta_c = 1/n$:(M1)

$$ \sin\theta_c = \frac{1}{1.50} = 0.6667, \qquad \theta_c = \arcsin(0.6667) \approx 41.8^{\circ}. $$

(A1)

(b) $45^{\circ}$ 光线的去向 R1·A1

全内反射的两个条件须同时满足:光从光密射向光疏(玻璃到空气,满足),且入射角须大于临界角。此处 $45^{\circ} > 41.8^{\circ}$。(R1)

两个条件都满足,故发生全内反射:无光逸入空气。(A1)

(c) 光纤 A1·A1

射入纤芯的光以大于临界角的角度撞击纤芯壁,故被全内反射而非折射逸出。(A1)

光靠反复全内反射在光纤内来回反弹,被困在纤芯中,以极低损耗远距离传输信号。(A1)

要点。全内反射是一道两段闸门,丢掉任何一半都是常见错误。先看方向:从空气射入玻璃的光永远不可能全反射,因为它偏向法线、总能找到折射路径。只有确认了光密到光疏的方向,才用角度与 $\theta_c$ 的比较决定结果。临界角是"部分逸出"与"全部反射"之间的明确开关。
Q4HARDPaper 1HL ONLYsingle-slit diffraction单缝衍射[6 marks]

$\lambda = 600\ \mathrm{nm}$, single slit $b = 0.040\ \mathrm{mm}$, screen $D = 2.0\ \mathrm{m}$. (a) angle of first minimum; (b) width of central maximum; (c) effect of halving $b$.$\lambda = 600\ \mathrm{nm}$,单缝 $b = 0.040\ \mathrm{mm}$,屏 $D = 2.0\ \mathrm{m}$。(a) 第一极小角度;(b) 中央极大宽度;(c) 缝宽减半的影响。

Answers:答案:  (a) $\theta = 1.5 \times 10^{-2}\ \mathrm{rad}$  ·  (b) $w = 6.0 \times 10^{-2}\ \mathrm{m} = 60\ \mathrm{mm}$  ·  (c) width doubles

(a) First minimum M1·A1

Convert to metres: $\lambda = 600 \times 10^{-9}\ \mathrm{m}$, $b = 0.040 \times 10^{-3} = 4.0 \times 10^{-5}\ \mathrm{m}$. Use $\theta = \lambda / b$: (M1)

$$ \theta = \frac{600 \times 10^{-9}}{4.0 \times 10^{-5}} = 1.5 \times 10^{-2}\ \mathrm{rad}. $$

(A1)

(b) Width of central maximum M1·A1

The central maximum runs from $-\theta$ to $+\theta$, so its full width on the screen is $w = 2 D \theta$: (M1)

$$ w = 2(2.0)(1.5 \times 10^{-2}) = 6.0 \times 10^{-2}\ \mathrm{m} = 60\ \mathrm{mm}. $$

(A1)

(c) Effect of halving $b$ A1·R1

Since $\theta = \lambda / b$, halving the slit width doubles $\theta$, so the central maximum width $w = 2D\theta$ doubles to $120\ \mathrm{mm}$. (A1)

A narrower slit spreads the wave more, because the central-maximum width is inversely proportional to slit width. (R1)

Insight. The single most common slip is forgetting the factor of two: $\theta = \lambda/b$ locates only one edge of the central maximum, so the full bright band is $2D\theta$. The inverse relationship is the physics that matters: squeeze the slit toward the wavelength and the pattern fans out, open it wide and the light barely spreads. That same first-minimum angle returns in part (c) of the extended question as the envelope that decides how many double-slit fringes survive.

(a) 第一极小 M1·A1

化为米:$\lambda = 600 \times 10^{-9}\ \mathrm{m}$、$b = 0.040 \times 10^{-3} = 4.0 \times 10^{-5}\ \mathrm{m}$。用 $\theta = \lambda / b$:(M1)

$$ \theta = \frac{600 \times 10^{-9}}{4.0 \times 10^{-5}} = 1.5 \times 10^{-2}\ \mathrm{rad}. $$

(A1)

(b) 中央极大宽度 M1·A1

中央极大从 $-\theta$ 到 $+\theta$,故屏上全宽为 $w = 2 D \theta$:(M1)

$$ w = 2(2.0)(1.5 \times 10^{-2}) = 6.0 \times 10^{-2}\ \mathrm{m} = 60\ \mathrm{mm}. $$

(A1)

(c) 缝宽减半的影响 A1·R1

由 $\theta = \lambda / b$,缝宽减半使 $\theta$ 加倍,故中央极大宽度 $w = 2D\theta$ 加倍为 $120\ \mathrm{mm}$。(A1)

缝越窄,波扩散越大,因为中央极大宽度与缝宽成反比。(R1)

要点。最常见的失误是漏掉因子二:$\theta = \lambda/b$ 只定出中央极大的一条边,故整条亮带为 $2D\theta$。真正重要的物理是这个反比关系:把缝挤到接近波长,图样就铺开;开得很宽,光几乎不扩散。同一个第一极小角度会在长题 (c) 中作为决定多少双缝条纹得以保留的包络重新出现。
Q5MEDIUMPaper 1double-slit fringe reasoning双缝条纹推理[6 marks]

Young's double slits, separation $d$, spacing $s$, screen distance $D$. (a) bright-fringe path condition; (b) effect of tripling $d$; (c) effect of switching red to blue, distinguishing $d$ from slit width $b$.杨氏双缝,缝间距 $d$,条纹间距 $s$,屏距 $D$。(a) 亮纹的光程差条件;(b) 把 $d$ 增大三倍的影响;(c) 红光换蓝光的影响,并区分 $d$ 与缝宽 $b$。

Answers:答案:  (a) $d\sin\theta = n\lambda$  ·  (b) $s$ falls to one third  ·  (c) blue gives closer fringes ($s \propto \lambda$)

(a) Bright-fringe condition A1

A bright fringe occurs where the path difference from the two slits is a whole number of wavelengths: $d\sin\theta = n\lambda$, with $n = 0, 1, 2, \dots$ (A1)

(b) Tripling $d$ M1·A1

The fringe spacing is $s = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$, so $s \propto \dfrac{1}{d}$. (M1)

Tripling $d$ reduces $s$ to one third of its original value: the fringes crowd closer together. (A1)

(c) Red to blue A1·A1·R1

From $s = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$, $s \propto \lambda$. Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red, so the fringe spacing decreases. (A1)

The separation $d$ (the gap between the two slits) is the length in the fringe-spacing formula and sets how far apart the fringes sit. (A1)

The slit width $b$ is a different length: it sets the broad single-slit envelope that modulates the brightness, not the fringe spacing. (R1)

Insight. The two-slit formula hides two distinct lengths that students routinely swap. The separation $d$ between slit centres lives in $s = \lambda D / d$ and governs the spacing; the slit width $b$ lives in $\theta = \lambda / b$ and governs the diffraction envelope. A clean way to remember the dependences: spacing scales directly with wavelength and screen distance, inversely with separation, so red fans out and blue tightens up.

(a) 亮纹条件 A1

当两缝光程差为整数倍波长时出现亮纹:$d\sin\theta = n\lambda$,$n = 0, 1, 2, \dots$ (A1)

(b) 把 $d$ 增大三倍 M1·A1

条纹间距 $s = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$,故 $s \propto \dfrac{1}{d}$。(M1)

$d$ 增大三倍使 $s$ 减为原来的三分之一:条纹更密。(A1)

(c) 红光换蓝光 A1·A1·R1

由 $s = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$,$s \propto \lambda$。蓝光波长比红光短,故条纹间距减小。(A1)

缝间距 $d$(两缝之间的间隙)是条纹间距公式中的长度,决定条纹相距多远。(A1)

缝宽 $b$ 是另一个长度:它决定调制亮度的宽阔单缝包络,而非条纹间距。(R1)

要点。双缝公式里藏着两个学生常常互换的长度。缝心间距 $d$ 出现在 $s = \lambda D / d$ 中,决定条纹间距;缝宽 $b$ 出现在 $\theta = \lambda / b$ 中,决定衍射包络。记忆依赖关系的简洁方法:条纹间距与波长、屏距成正比,与缝间距成反比,故红光铺开、蓝光收紧。
PART II  ·  PAPER 1B / DATA ANALYSIS第二部分  ·  第一卷 B / 数据分析Graphs · data · uncertainties · 22 marks图像 · 数据 · 不确定度 · 22 分

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Q6HARDPaper 1BHL ONLYdiffraction grating: $\sin\theta$ vs order衍射光栅:$\sin\theta$ 对级数[11 marks]

Grating $300\ \mathrm{lines\,mm^{-1}}$, normal incidence; $\sin\theta$ vs $n$ data: $(1,0.195),(2,0.390),(3,0.585)$. (a) show $\sin\theta$ vs $n$ is linear through the origin and state the gradient; (b) $d$, gradient, wavelength; (c) highest order; (d) advantage of many slits.光栅 $300\ \mathrm{lines\,mm^{-1}}$,垂直入射;$\sin\theta$ 对 $n$ 数据:$(1,0.195),(2,0.390),(3,0.585)$。(a) 证明 $\sin\theta$ 对 $n$ 为过原点直线并说明斜率;(b) $d$、斜率、波长;(c) 最高级;(d) 多缝的优点。

Answers:答案:  (a) $\sin\theta = (\lambda/d)\,n$, gradient $= \lambda/d$  ·  (b) $d = 3.33 \times 10^{-6}\ \mathrm{m}$, gradient $= 0.195$, $\lambda = 650\ \mathrm{nm}$  ·  (c) $n_{\max} = 5$  ·  (d) sharper, brighter maxima

(a) Why $\sin\theta$ vs $n$ is linear through the origin M1·A1·A1

Rearrange the grating equation $d\sin\theta = n\lambda$ for $\sin\theta$: (M1)

$$ \sin\theta = \frac{\lambda}{d}\,n. $$

This has the form $y = (\text{gradient})\,x$ with no intercept, so $\sin\theta$ against $n$ is a straight line through the origin. (A1)

Comparing with $y = mx$, the gradient is $\lambda / d$. (A1)

(b) Slit spacing, gradient and wavelength M1·A1·A1

$300$ lines per mm is $300 \times 10^{3}$ lines per metre, so $d = \dfrac{1}{300 \times 10^{3}} = 3.33 \times 10^{-6}\ \mathrm{m}$. (M1)

Read the gradient from the origin to the far point $(3, 0.585)$: $\text{gradient} = \dfrac{0.585}{3} = 0.195$. (A1)

Since gradient $= \lambda / d$: $\lambda = 0.195 \times 3.33 \times 10^{-6} = 6.5 \times 10^{-7}\ \mathrm{m} = 650\ \mathrm{nm}$. (A1)

(c) Highest observable order M1·M1·A1

The largest possible angle is $\theta = 90^{\circ}$, where $\sin\theta = 1$. From $d\sin\theta = n\lambda$, the order cannot exceed $n = d/\lambda$. (M1)

$$ \frac{d}{\lambda} = \frac{3.33 \times 10^{-6}}{6.5 \times 10^{-7}} = 5.13. $$

(M1)

The order must be a whole number, so the highest observable order is $n_{\max} = 5$. (A1)

(d) Advantage of many slits B1·B1

With many slits each maximum is much sharper and brighter than the broad fringes from only two slits. (B1)

The sharp maxima let the diffraction angle, and hence the wavelength, be measured far more precisely. (B1)

Insight. Linearising is the marked skill: rearrange so the unknown sits in the gradient of a straight line, because a best-fit gradient averages out scatter better than any single reading. Two traps recur. First, $300$ lines per mm must become per metre before inverting to get $d$. Second, the maximum order comes from setting $\sin\theta = 1$ and rounding down, never up, since $n = 5.13$ means the sixth order would need $\sin\theta > 1$, which is impossible.

(a) 为何 $\sin\theta$ 对 $n$ 为过原点直线 M1·A1·A1

把光栅方程 $d\sin\theta = n\lambda$ 解出 $\sin\theta$:(M1)

$$ \sin\theta = \frac{\lambda}{d}\,n. $$

此式形如 $y = (\text{斜率})\,x$,无截距,故 $\sin\theta$ 对 $n$ 为过原点的直线。(A1)

与 $y = mx$ 比较,斜率为 $\lambda / d$。(A1)

(b) 缝间距、斜率与波长 M1·A1·A1

每毫米 $300$ 线即每米 $300 \times 10^{3}$ 线,故 $d = \dfrac{1}{300 \times 10^{3}} = 3.33 \times 10^{-6}\ \mathrm{m}$。(M1)

从原点到远点 $(3, 0.585)$ 读斜率:$\text{斜率} = \dfrac{0.585}{3} = 0.195$。(A1)

因斜率 $= \lambda / d$:$\lambda = 0.195 \times 3.33 \times 10^{-6} = 6.5 \times 10^{-7}\ \mathrm{m} = 650\ \mathrm{nm}$。(A1)

(c) 可观察的最高级 M1·M1·A1

最大可能角为 $\theta = 90^{\circ}$,此时 $\sin\theta = 1$。由 $d\sin\theta = n\lambda$,级数不能超过 $n = d/\lambda$。(M1)

$$ \frac{d}{\lambda} = \frac{3.33 \times 10^{-6}}{6.5 \times 10^{-7}} = 5.13. $$

(M1)

级数须为整数,故可观察的最高级为 $n_{\max} = 5$。(A1)

(d) 多缝的优点 B1·B1

缝多时每个极大比仅用双缝得到的宽条纹锐利、明亮得多。(B1)

锐利的极大使衍射角(进而是波长)能被远更精确地测量。(B1)

要点。线性化是给分的核心技能:把未知量重排到直线斜率上,因为最佳拟合斜率比任何单点都更能平均掉散布。两个陷阱常现。其一,$300$ 线/毫米必须先化为每米再取倒数得 $d$。其二,最高级由令 $\sin\theta = 1$ 后向下取整得到,绝不向上,因为 $n = 5.13$ 意味着第六级需 $\sin\theta > 1$,不可能。
Q7HARDPaper 1Bdouble-slit data + uncertainty双缝数据与不确定度[11 marks]

Double slit $d = 0.30\ \mathrm{mm}$, $D = 1.50\ \mathrm{m}$; distance across $8$ spacings $= (21.6 \pm 0.2)\ \mathrm{mm}$. (a) why measure many spacings; (b) fringe spacing and wavelength; (c) percentage uncertainty in the measured distance; (d) percentage uncertainty in $\lambda$ given $d$ at $2\%$ and $D$ at $1\%$.双缝 $d = 0.30\ \mathrm{mm}$,$D = 1.50\ \mathrm{m}$;跨 $8$ 个间距的距离 $= (21.6 \pm 0.2)\ \mathrm{mm}$。(a) 为何测多个间距;(b) 条纹间距与波长;(c) 测量距离的百分比不确定度;(d) 在 $d$ 为 $2\%$、$D$ 为 $1\%$ 时 $\lambda$ 的百分比不确定度。

Answers:答案:  (a) dividing a fixed reading error by 8 shrinks the percentage uncertainty  ·  (b) $s = 2.70\ \mathrm{mm}$, $\lambda = 540\ \mathrm{nm}$  ·  (c) $\approx 0.9\%$  ·  (d) $\approx 4\%$, $\lambda = (540 \pm 20)\ \mathrm{nm}$

(a) Why measure across many spacings M1·A1·R1

The single spacing $s$ is found by dividing the total measured distance by the number of spacings. The absolute reading uncertainty ($\pm 0.2\ \mathrm{mm}$) is roughly fixed by the ruler, whatever distance is spanned. (M1)

Spanning $8$ spacings makes the measured distance $8$ times larger, so the same $\pm 0.2\ \mathrm{mm}$ is a much smaller percentage of it. (A1)

Dividing by $8$ at the end shares that small percentage onto $s$, so $s$ carries far less percentage uncertainty than a single-fringe measurement would. (R1)

(b) Fringe spacing and wavelength M1·A1·A1

Fringe spacing: $s = \dfrac{21.6\ \mathrm{mm}}{8} = 2.70\ \mathrm{mm} = 2.70 \times 10^{-3}\ \mathrm{m}$. (M1)

Rearrange $s = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$ for $\lambda$: (A1)

$$ \lambda = \frac{s\,d}{D} = \frac{(2.70 \times 10^{-3})(0.30 \times 10^{-3})}{1.50} = 5.4 \times 10^{-7}\ \mathrm{m} = 540\ \mathrm{nm}. $$

(A1)

(c) Percentage uncertainty in the measured distance M1·A1

The reading is $(21.6 \pm 0.2)\ \mathrm{mm}$: (M1)

$$ \frac{0.2}{21.6}\times 100\% = 0.93\% \approx 0.9\%. $$

(A1)

(d) Percentage uncertainty in the wavelength M1·A1·A1

For a product or quotient, add the percentage uncertainties. The spacing $s$ inherits the $0.9\%$ of the measured distance, and $\lambda = sd/D$ adds the $2\%$ in $d$ and $1\%$ in $D$: (M1)

$$ 0.9\% + 2\% + 1\% \approx 3.9\% \approx 4\%. $$

(A1)

So $4\%$ of $540\ \mathrm{nm}$ is about $20\ \mathrm{nm}$, and the result is quoted as $\lambda = (540 \pm 20)\ \mathrm{nm}$. (A1)

Insight. Two distinct skills are bundled here. The "many spacings" trick works because the absolute ruler uncertainty is fixed while the spanned distance grows, so the percentage shrinks; counting $9$ fringes gives $8$ gaps, never $9$, which is the usual off-by-one trap. For propagation through $\lambda = sd/D$ the rule is to add percentage uncertainties for every multiplied or divided quantity, then round the absolute uncertainty to one significant figure and match the value's last digit to it.

(a) 为何跨多个间距测量 M1·A1·R1

单个间距 $s$ 由测得的总距离除以间距数得到。绝对读数不确定度($\pm 0.2\ \mathrm{mm}$)大体由尺子决定,与所跨距离无关。(M1)

跨 $8$ 个间距使测得距离大 $8$ 倍,故同样的 $\pm 0.2\ \mathrm{mm}$ 占其百分比小得多。(A1)

最后除以 $8$ 把这个小百分比分摊到 $s$ 上,故 $s$ 的百分比不确定度远小于只测单条纹时。(R1)

(b) 条纹间距与波长 M1·A1·A1

条纹间距:$s = \dfrac{21.6\ \mathrm{mm}}{8} = 2.70\ \mathrm{mm} = 2.70 \times 10^{-3}\ \mathrm{m}$。(M1)

把 $s = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$ 解出 $\lambda$:(A1)

$$ \lambda = \frac{s\,d}{D} = \frac{(2.70 \times 10^{-3})(0.30 \times 10^{-3})}{1.50} = 5.4 \times 10^{-7}\ \mathrm{m} = 540\ \mathrm{nm}. $$

(A1)

(c) 测量距离的百分比不确定度 M1·A1

读数为 $(21.6 \pm 0.2)\ \mathrm{mm}$:(M1)

$$ \frac{0.2}{21.6}\times 100\% = 0.93\% \approx 0.9\%. $$

(A1)

(d) 波长的百分比不确定度 M1·A1·A1

对乘积或商,百分比不确定度相加。$s$ 继承测量距离的 $0.9\%$,而 $\lambda = sd/D$ 再加上 $d$ 的 $2\%$ 与 $D$ 的 $1\%$:(M1)

$$ 0.9\% + 2\% + 1\% \approx 3.9\% \approx 4\%. $$

(A1)

故 $540\ \mathrm{nm}$ 的 $4\%$ 约为 $20\ \mathrm{nm}$,结果表述为 $\lambda = (540 \pm 20)\ \mathrm{nm}$。(A1)

要点。这里捆绑了两项不同技能。"多间距"技巧之所以有效,是因为绝对读数不确定度固定而所跨距离增大,故百分比减小;数 $9$ 条纹得 $8$ 个间隔而非 $9$ 个,这是常见的差一陷阱。对 $\lambda = sd/D$ 的传递,规则是把每个相乘或相除量的百分比不确定度相加,再把绝对不确定度取 1 位有效数字,并使数值末位与之对齐。
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Q8HARDPaper 2HL ONLYdouble-slit fringes under the single-slit envelope单缝包络下的双缝条纹[12 marks]

$\lambda = 589\ \mathrm{nm}$, slit width $b = 0.050\ \mathrm{mm}$, separation $d = 0.25\ \mathrm{mm}$, screen $D = 1.8\ \mathrm{m}$. (a) which length sets fringes vs envelope; (b) fringe spacing $s$; (c) position of the envelope first minimum; (d) number of fringes in the central envelope and the missing order; (e) sketch the intensity pattern.$\lambda = 589\ \mathrm{nm}$,缝宽 $b = 0.050\ \mathrm{mm}$,间距 $d = 0.25\ \mathrm{mm}$,屏 $D = 1.8\ \mathrm{m}$。(a) 哪个长度决定条纹、哪个决定包络;(b) 条纹间距 $s$;(c) 包络第一极小位置;(d) 中央包络内条纹数与缺级;(e) 画强度分布。

Answers:答案:  (a) $d$ sets fringes, $b$ sets the envelope  ·  (b) $s \approx 4.24\ \mathrm{mm}$  ·  (c) $y \approx 21.2\ \mathrm{mm}$  ·  (d) $9$ bright fringes; the $n = 5$ order is missing  ·  (e) fine fringes under a broad envelope, $5$th fringe absent

(a) Which length does what A1·A1

The slit separation $d$ sets the fine interference fringe spacing through $s = \lambda D / d$. (A1)

The slit width $b$ sets the broad single-slit diffraction envelope through $\theta = \lambda / b$. (A1)

(b) Interference fringe spacing M1·M1·A1

Convert to metres: $\lambda = 589 \times 10^{-9}\ \mathrm{m}$, $d = 0.25 \times 10^{-3} = 2.5 \times 10^{-4}\ \mathrm{m}$. (M1)

Use $s = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$: (M1)

$$ s = \frac{(589 \times 10^{-9})(1.8)}{2.5 \times 10^{-4}} = 4.24 \times 10^{-3}\ \mathrm{m} \approx 4.24\ \mathrm{mm}. $$

(A1)

(c) Envelope first minimum M1·M1·A1

The envelope first minimum is at angle $\theta = \dfrac{\lambda}{b}$ with $b = 0.050 \times 10^{-3} = 5.0 \times 10^{-5}\ \mathrm{m}$: (M1)

$$ \theta = \frac{589 \times 10^{-9}}{5.0 \times 10^{-5}} = 1.178 \times 10^{-2}\ \mathrm{rad}. $$

Its position on the screen is $y = D\theta$: (M1)

$$ y = (1.8)(1.178 \times 10^{-2}) = 2.12 \times 10^{-2}\ \mathrm{m} \approx 21.2\ \mathrm{mm}. $$

(A1)

(d) Fringes in the central envelope and the missing order M1·A1

The bright fringes lie at $y_n = n s$. The number that fit inside the central envelope (out to $y \approx 21.2\ \mathrm{mm}$) follows from the ratio $\dfrac{d}{b} = \dfrac{0.25}{0.050} = 5$. (M1)

The $n = \pm 5$ fringes would fall exactly on the envelope minimum and are suppressed (a missing order). The central envelope therefore contains the fringes $n = -4$ to $n = +4$, that is $9$ bright fringes, with the $5$th order absent on each side. (A1)

(e) Intensity sketch B1·B1

Draw evenly spaced sharp interference fringes (spacing $4.24\ \mathrm{mm}$) whose peak heights are modulated by a broad single-slit envelope that falls to zero at $y = \pm 21.2\ \mathrm{mm}$. (B1)

Show the $5$th fringe on each side missing because it coincides with the envelope minimum, and the central fringe the brightest. (B1)

Insight. A real double slit is two physics problems at once: interference from the separation $d$ paints the fine fringes, diffraction from the width $b$ paints the envelope that dims them toward the edges. The whole-number ratio $d/b$ is the signature: when it equals an integer $m$, the $m$th-order fringe lands on the envelope's first zero and vanishes, a missing order. That single ratio predicts both the count of visible fringes and exactly which one disappears.

(a) 哪个长度起什么作用 A1·A1

缝间距 $d$ 通过 $s = \lambda D / d$ 决定细密的干涉条纹间距。(A1)

缝宽 $b$ 通过 $\theta = \lambda / b$ 决定宽阔的单缝衍射包络。(A1)

(b) 干涉条纹间距 M1·M1·A1

化为米:$\lambda = 589 \times 10^{-9}\ \mathrm{m}$、$d = 0.25 \times 10^{-3} = 2.5 \times 10^{-4}\ \mathrm{m}$。(M1)

用 $s = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$:(M1)

$$ s = \frac{(589 \times 10^{-9})(1.8)}{2.5 \times 10^{-4}} = 4.24 \times 10^{-3}\ \mathrm{m} \approx 4.24\ \mathrm{mm}. $$

(A1)

(c) 包络第一极小 M1·M1·A1

包络第一极小在角度 $\theta = \dfrac{\lambda}{b}$,其中 $b = 0.050 \times 10^{-3} = 5.0 \times 10^{-5}\ \mathrm{m}$:(M1)

$$ \theta = \frac{589 \times 10^{-9}}{5.0 \times 10^{-5}} = 1.178 \times 10^{-2}\ \mathrm{rad}. $$

它在屏上的位置为 $y = D\theta$:(M1)

$$ y = (1.8)(1.178 \times 10^{-2}) = 2.12 \times 10^{-2}\ \mathrm{m} \approx 21.2\ \mathrm{mm}. $$

(A1)

(d) 中央包络内条纹数与缺级 M1·A1

亮条纹位于 $y_n = n s$。落入中央包络(至 $y \approx 21.2\ \mathrm{mm}$)的条纹数由比值 $\dfrac{d}{b} = \dfrac{0.25}{0.050} = 5$ 给出。(M1)

$n = \pm 5$ 的条纹恰落在包络极小处而被抑制(缺级)。故中央包络内含 $n = -4$ 至 $n = +4$ 的条纹,即 $9$ 条亮纹,两侧各缺第 $5$ 级。(A1)

(e) 强度分布草图 B1·B1

画出等间距的锐利干涉条纹(间距 $4.24\ \mathrm{mm}$),其峰高被在 $y = \pm 21.2\ \mathrm{mm}$ 处降为零的宽阔单缝包络调制。(B1)

标出两侧第 $5$ 条纹因与包络极小重合而缺失,中央条纹最亮。(B1)

要点。真实的双缝同时是两个物理问题:由间距 $d$ 产生的干涉画出细密条纹,由缝宽 $b$ 产生的衍射画出向边缘渐暗的包络。整数比 $d/b$ 是其标志:当它等于整数 $m$ 时,第 $m$ 级条纹落在包络的第一个零点上而消失,即缺级。这一个比值既预言可见条纹的数目,也精确指出哪一条会消失。
Q9HARDPaper 2HL ONLYfibre refraction, TIR, polarization光纤折射、全内反射、偏振[12 marks]

Step-index fibre, core $n_1 = 1.50$, cladding $n_2 = 1.45$. (a) refraction into the core from air at $30^{\circ}$; (b) critical angle of the core-cladding boundary; (c) is a $78^{\circ}$ ray guided; (d) Malus's law with unpolarized $I_0 = 120\ \mathrm{W\,m^{-2}}$, analyser at $30^{\circ}$; (e) extinction angle and what it proves.阶跃光纤,纤芯 $n_1 = 1.50$,包层 $n_2 = 1.45$。(a) 从空气以 $30^{\circ}$ 折射进入纤芯;(b) 纤芯-包层界面临界角;(c) $78^{\circ}$ 的光是否被导引;(d) 非偏振光 $I_0 = 120\ \mathrm{W\,m^{-2}}$、检偏器 $30^{\circ}$ 的马吕斯定律;(e) 消光角及其证明。

Answers:答案:  (a) $\theta \approx 19.5^{\circ}$  ·  (b) $\theta_c \approx 75.2^{\circ}$  ·  (c) yes, $78^{\circ} > \theta_c$  ·  (d) $I_1 = 60\ \mathrm{W\,m^{-2}}$, $I_2 = 45\ \mathrm{W\,m^{-2}}$  ·  (e) $90^{\circ}$

(a) Refraction into the core M1·A1

Apply Snell's law at the end face, air to core: $n_{\text{air}} \sin 30^{\circ} = n_1 \sin\theta$. (M1)

$$ \sin\theta = \frac{(1.00)\sin 30^{\circ}}{1.50} = \frac{0.500}{1.50} = 0.3333, \qquad \theta \approx 19.5^{\circ}. $$

(A1)

(b) Critical angle of the core-cladding boundary M1·M1·A1

Both media are glass, so use the general form $\sin\theta_c = \dfrac{n_2}{n_1}$: (M1)

$$ \sin\theta_c = \frac{1.45}{1.50} = 0.9667. $$

(M1)

$$ \theta_c = \arcsin(0.9667) \approx 75.2^{\circ}. $$

(A1)

(c) Is the $78^{\circ}$ ray guided A1·R1

The ray travels from the denser core into the less-dense cladding and strikes at $78^{\circ}$, which exceeds the critical angle $75.2^{\circ}$. (A1)

Both conditions for total internal reflection are met, so the ray is totally internally reflected and stays guided along the fibre. (R1)

(d) Polarizer and analyser M1·A1·A1

Unpolarized light through the first polarizer loses half its intensity: $I_1 = \tfrac{1}{2}(120) = 60\ \mathrm{W\,m^{-2}}$. (M1·A1)

The light is now polarized; apply Malus's law $I = I_1 \cos^2\theta$ with $\theta = 30^{\circ}$: (A1)

$$ I_2 = (60)\cos^2 30^{\circ} = (60)(0.8660)^2 = (60)(0.750) = 45\ \mathrm{W\,m^{-2}}. $$

(e) Extinction angle and transverse waves A1·R1

Malus's law gives $I = 0$ when $\cos^2\theta = 0$, i.e. $\theta = 90^{\circ}$: the analyser must be crossed at $90^{\circ}$ to the polarizer. (A1)

That light can be extinguished by rotating a polarizer shows its oscillation has a definite direction perpendicular to travel, which is only possible for a transverse wave; a longitudinal wave could not be blocked this way. (R1)

Insight. The half-intensity rule applies once and only once, at the first polarizer that meets unpolarized light; every further element obeys Malus's law $I = I_0 \cos^2\theta$ on the already-polarized beam. Mixing the two, or squaring the wrong cosine, is the usual lost mark. The deeper point is that polarization is the experiment that distinguishes transverse from longitudinal: only a transverse oscillation has a plane that a polarizer can select or block, so extinction at $90^{\circ}$ is direct evidence light is transverse.

(a) 折射进入纤芯 M1·A1

在端面用 Snell 定律,空气到纤芯:$n_{\text{air}} \sin 30^{\circ} = n_1 \sin\theta$。(M1)

$$ \sin\theta = \frac{(1.00)\sin 30^{\circ}}{1.50} = \frac{0.500}{1.50} = 0.3333, \qquad \theta \approx 19.5^{\circ}. $$

(A1)

(b) 纤芯-包层界面临界角 M1·M1·A1

两介质都是玻璃,故用一般式 $\sin\theta_c = \dfrac{n_2}{n_1}$:(M1)

$$ \sin\theta_c = \frac{1.45}{1.50} = 0.9667. $$

(M1)

$$ \theta_c = \arcsin(0.9667) \approx 75.2^{\circ}. $$

(A1)

(c) $78^{\circ}$ 的光是否被导引 A1·R1

光从光密纤芯射向光疏包层,以 $78^{\circ}$ 入射,超过临界角 $75.2^{\circ}$。(A1)

全内反射的两个条件都满足,故光被全内反射,保持沿光纤被导引。(R1)

(d) 偏振片与检偏器 M1·A1·A1

非偏振光通过第一个偏振片后强度减半:$I_1 = \tfrac{1}{2}(120) = 60\ \mathrm{W\,m^{-2}}$。(M1·A1)

此时光已偏振;用马吕斯定律 $I = I_1 \cos^2\theta$($\theta = 30^{\circ}$):(A1)

$$ I_2 = (60)\cos^2 30^{\circ} = (60)(0.8660)^2 = (60)(0.750) = 45\ \mathrm{W\,m^{-2}}. $$

(e) 消光角与横波 A1·R1

马吕斯定律给出当 $\cos^2\theta = 0$ 即 $\theta = 90^{\circ}$ 时 $I = 0$:检偏器须与偏振片正交($90^{\circ}$)。(A1)

光能通过旋转偏振片被消光,说明其振动有垂直于传播方向的确定方向,这只有横波才可能;纵波无法被这样阻挡。(R1)

要点。"强度减半"规则只用一次,且仅用于遇到非偏振光的第一个偏振片;其后每个元件都对已偏振的光束用马吕斯定律 $I = I_0 \cos^2\theta$。把两者混用,或对错误的余弦取平方,是常见的失分点。更深的一点是偏振是区分横波与纵波的实验:只有横向振动才有偏振片能选择或阻挡的平面,故 $90^{\circ}$ 处消光是光为横波的直接证据。
Q10HARDPaper 2two-source interference and coherence双源干涉与相干性[8 marks]

Two in-phase microwave transmitters at $3.0\ \mathrm{GHz}$, $c = 3.00 \times 10^{8}\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$. (a) wavelength; (b) at $Q$ paths $1.00\ \mathrm{m}$ and $1.25\ \mathrm{m}$, maximum or minimum; (c) with $d = 0.20\ \mathrm{m}$ and $D = 2.0\ \mathrm{m}$, spacing of adjacent maxima.两台同相微波发射器,$3.0\ \mathrm{GHz}$,$c = 3.00 \times 10^{8}\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}$。(a) 波长;(b) 在 $Q$ 路程 $1.00\ \mathrm{m}$ 与 $1.25\ \mathrm{m}$,极大还是极小;(c) 当 $d = 0.20\ \mathrm{m}$、$D = 2.0\ \mathrm{m}$ 时相邻极大间距。

Answers:答案:  (a) $\lambda = 0.10\ \mathrm{m}$  ·  (b) minimum ($\Delta = 2.5\lambda$)  ·  (c) $s = 1.0\ \mathrm{m}$

(a) Wavelength M1·A1

Use $c = f\lambda$, so $\lambda = c / f$: (M1)

$$ \lambda = \frac{3.00 \times 10^{8}}{3.0 \times 10^{9}} = 0.10\ \mathrm{m}. $$

(A1)

(b) Maximum or minimum at $Q$ M1·A1·A1

Path difference: $\Delta = 1.25 - 1.00 = 0.25\ \mathrm{m}$. (M1)

In wavelengths: $\dfrac{\Delta}{\lambda} = \dfrac{0.25}{0.10} = 2.5 = \left(2 + \tfrac{1}{2}\right)$. (A1)

This is a half-integer number of wavelengths, the destructive condition $\Delta = (n + \tfrac{1}{2})\lambda$, so $Q$ is a minimum of the received signal. (A1)

(c) Spacing of adjacent maxima M1·M1·A1

The two-source spacing follows the same fringe formula as the double slit, $s = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$, valid here because $D \gg d$. (M1)

Substitute $\lambda = 0.10\ \mathrm{m}$, $D = 2.0\ \mathrm{m}$, $d = 0.20\ \mathrm{m}$: (M1)

$$ s = \frac{(0.10)(2.0)}{0.20} = 1.0\ \mathrm{m}. $$

(A1)

Insight. Microwave two-source interference obeys exactly the same physics as Young's double slit, only with $\lambda$ scaled up to centimetres so the maxima sit a metre apart and can be walked through by hand. The answer-line "$\Delta = 2.5\lambda$" makes the point that a half-integer path difference is destructive, so $Q$ is a quiet point; reading $2.5$ as "close to a whole number" is the trap. The same $s = \lambda D / d$ that spaces light fringes microns apart spaces microwave maxima metres apart, because $s$ scales directly with wavelength.

(a) 波长 M1·A1

用 $c = f\lambda$,故 $\lambda = c / f$:(M1)

$$ \lambda = \frac{3.00 \times 10^{8}}{3.0 \times 10^{9}} = 0.10\ \mathrm{m}. $$

(A1)

(b) $Q$ 处极大还是极小 M1·A1·A1

光程差:$\Delta = 1.25 - 1.00 = 0.25\ \mathrm{m}$。(M1)

用波长表示:$\dfrac{\Delta}{\lambda} = \dfrac{0.25}{0.10} = 2.5 = \left(2 + \tfrac{1}{2}\right)$。(A1)

这是半整数倍波长,符合相消条件 $\Delta = (n + \tfrac{1}{2})\lambda$,故 $Q$ 为接收信号的极小。(A1)

(c) 相邻极大间距 M1·M1·A1

双源间距遵循与双缝相同的条纹公式 $s = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$,此处 $D \gg d$ 故成立。(M1)

代入 $\lambda = 0.10\ \mathrm{m}$、$D = 2.0\ \mathrm{m}$、$d = 0.20\ \mathrm{m}$:(M1)

$$ s = \frac{(0.10)(2.0)}{0.20} = 1.0\ \mathrm{m}. $$

(A1)

要点。微波双源干涉与杨氏双缝遵循完全相同的物理,只是 $\lambda$ 放大到厘米量级,故极大相距约一米、可用手走过。答案行的"$\Delta = 2.5\lambda$"点明半整数光程差为相消,故 $Q$ 是安静点;把 $2.5$ 读成"接近整数"是陷阱。同一条 $s = \lambda D / d$ 把光的条纹分隔到微米、把微波极大分隔到米,因为 $s$ 与波长成正比。