Question

I have my last formal lab due and I don’t know how to interpret the data Or what the conclusion in general is. This lab was challenging because I really just don’t understand what they wanted me to find out with the data I collected

Help? The topic is Interference and Diffraction

O 89% 5:20 AM Mon Jun 3 AE Interference and difraction E 4p B I 0.50 mm slit separation, 0.08 mm slit width and 0.25 mm slit separation and the mesure distance was between the fifth order (m-5) and the tenth order (m=10) marks The same measurements from part two were used with a green laser. Data Part I Screen to slit distance (D, mm) 960 agiven 0.04 agiven 0.16 agiven 0,08 Laser Wavelength (mm) 0.00067 m-1 m-2 m-1 m-2 m-1 m-2 Distance between left and right minima (2y) Mean distance between minima and center (v) 32 17.5 34 0.0804 Calculated slit width (acalc) .036754285 0,0378352941 .1608 0.1608 0,0804 Percent error between acale and agiven 0% 0% 0% 89 Part 2 Red Laser Given slit seperation (dgiven) 0.25 mm) ance Laser wavelength m-10 0.00067 m-5 left and right maxina (2y) Dicem Mean distance between maxima and center (y) Calculated slit separation (deale) 12.5 0.25192 0.25192 15 Percent error between deale and dgive Given slit seperation (dgiven) Sereen to slit distance (D, mm) Laser wayelength 940 Im- 10 0.00067 m-5 Distance between left and right maxima (2y) Mean distance between maxima and center (y) 12.5 6.2- 0.50384 12 0.503 Percent error hetween dealc and deive Green Laser Given slit seperation (dgiven) 0.25 Screen to slit distance (D, mm) 940 m-10 0.000532 m-5 g left and right maxina (2y) Distance betwe 40 Mean distance between maxima and center (y) 10 0.25004 Calculated slit separation (dcale) 0.25004 Percent error between dealc and dgive 0% Given slit seperation (dgiven) 940 Screen to slit distance (D, mm) 0 000532 m-5 m 10 Laser wavelength Distance between left and right maxina (2y) 10 Mean distance between maxima and center (y) 0.50008 0.50008 Percent error between dealc and dgive 0% Figure 1 Analysis Keeping the laser wavelength constant and changing the screen to slit distance