A video technique for the quantitative analysis of the Poisson spot and other diffraction patterns

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 236-240

  Wein, G Robert ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033460936     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19231     Document Type: Article

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