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Past exam of the physics 2 paper of the University of Oxford 2013 resit 8 ii Solution by
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The first single-slit minimum is at , so the characteristic angular resolution of an aperture of width is of order . With m, nm, and distance m, this slit-based estimate isFor the actual circular lens, the Rayleigh criterion uses the first zero of the Airy disk, . It gives rad and a resolved separation of about m. The factor belongs to the circular aperture, not to the one-dimensional slit derivation.
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