Problem 2 (Hecht 10.16) In a two-slit setup, each slit is 0.020 mm wide. These apertures are illuminated by plane waves of yellow sodium light ($lambda$ = 589.6 nm). The resulting Fraunhofer fringe pattern consists of 11 narrow bright fringes that gradually decrease in irradiance with distance from the central maximum. Determine the separation between the slits.
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