Publication: How to beat the Rayleigh resolution limit: A lecture demonstration
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2002
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Rueckner, Wolfgang, and Costas Papaliolios. 2002. “How to Beat the Rayleigh Resolution Limit: A Lecture Demonstration.” American Journal of Physics 70 (6): 587. doi:10.1119/1.1463736.
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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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