Abstract
Using a rigorous theory of diffraction, we explain the origin and analyze the structure of a wide-angle illuminated area observed when a limited beam is diffracted by the sharp edge of an opaque screen. It is shown that the formed plume has the structure of a cylindrical wave traveling from the screen edge and its amplitude is proportional to the beam amplitude at this edge. The observed structure is Young’s boundary wave produced by diffraction of the limited beam.
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