A Michelson interferometer is illuminated with 500 nm light. One of the mirrors is moved so that 1000 fringes move past the crosshairs of the observing telescope. How much has the mirror moved? (Note the useful YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-u3IEgcTiQ">video</a>) <blockquote style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">How could you use an interferometer to tell if the wall of a liquid storage tank buckles by a small amount when the tank is filled?</blockquote>

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A Michelson interferometer is illuminated with 500 nm light. One of the mirrors is moved so that 1000 fringes move past the crosshairs of the observing telescope. How much has the mirror moved?

A Michelson interferometer is illuminated with 500 nm light. One of the mirrors is moved so that 1000 fringes move past the crosshairs of the observing telescope. How much has the mirror moved? (Note the useful YouTube video)

How could you use an interferometer to tell if the wall of a liquid storage tank buckles by a small amount when the tank is filled?

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here by using the formula

m = 2 * d / lambda

d = lambda * m / 2

d = 500 * 10^-9 * 1000 / 2

d = 0.25 mm

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