Post lab 10

Diffraction by an obstacle
1. The straight lines continue on the sides of the block, but not behind the back side

2.
3. The higher the frequency, the bigger the waves

Diffraction by a slit
1. They are curved

2.
3. The bigger the gap, the straighter the waves

Table 1
n d (cm) L (cm) 2x (cm) x (cm) Tan 0 0 sin 0 Waveleg
actual projected projected projected hth (cm)

1 17cm 36.8cm 4.15cm 2.075cm 0.056 3.205 0.022 1.6cm

2 17cm 36.8cm 8.5cm 4.25cm 0.115 6.56 0.067 1.6cm

Table 2
Length of focusing strip (cm, on screen) 21cm

Length of focusing strip (cm, in tank) 10cm

Correction factor R (= length in tank/length on 0.476R

screen)

Wavelength (cm, projected) 1.6cm

Wavelength (cm, actual) 0.762cm

Table 3
Distance between nodes: x 0.9cm

Distance from slits to screen: L 96.1cm

Separation of slits: d 0.179mm

Wavelength: 0.000168cm

Percent error
- 163%