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How to beat the Rayleigh resolution limit: A lecture demonstration

Author(s) -

Wolfgang Rueckner,

C. Papaliolios

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

american journal of physics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1943-2909

pISSN - 0002-9505

DOI - 10.1119/1.1463736

Subject(s) - physics , beat (acoustics) , resolution (logic) , limit (mathematics) , optics , diffraction , rayleigh scattering , aperture (computer memory) , acoustics , artificial intelligence , computer science , mathematical analysis , mathematics

An experiment is described in which the effect of instrument aperture size on resolution is easily demonstrated. Using diffraction as a tool rather than a limit to resolution, one can further demonstrate the possibility of detecting the presence of more than one object, even when the instrument cannot resolve the objects.

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