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a. Approximate the Cauchy constants A and B for crown and flint glasses, using data for th...

a. Approximate the Cauchy constants A and B for crown and flint glasses, using data for the C and F Fraunhofer lines from Table 3-1. Using these constants and the Cauchy relation approximated by two terms, calculate the refractive index of the D Fraunhofer line for each case. Compare your answers with the values given in the table.


b. Calculate the dispersion in the vicinity of the Fraunhofer D line for each glass, using the Cauchy relation.


c. Calculate the chromatic resolving power of crown and flint prisms in the vicinity of the Fraunhofer D line, if each prism base is 75 mm in length. Also calculate the minimum resolvable wavelength interval in this region.

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