Caracterización de patrones de difracción asociados a figuras poligonales e hipocicloides

Abstract

The purpose of the current research was to obtain diffraction patterns in an experimental way, these are associated to polygonal and hypocycloid shapes, so it was necessary to consider the diffraction through a slit as starting point as well as the processes included, like interference. Once these phenomenological processes happening during diffraction were understood, the mounting and experimental implementation processes were carried out at the optics laboratory in order to replicate the study phenomenon taking into account some considerations like Fraunhofer region among others. Once the optimal experimental mounting process was carried out with the use of instruments from the optics laboratory, it was necessary to carry out slit tests that show small polygonal and hypocycloid openings such as the triangle and the asteroid respectively, resulting in the diffraction pattern associated to this shapes, this is registered through image captures which are simulated with a computing tool in order to carry out a comparison as well as an analysis based on a mathematical model. It is concluded that diffraction patterns are associated to each one of the shapes and have been resembled to the results of the bibliography. It is recommended to improve the quality of the results with the implementation of different equipment and materials.