Rueckner, WolfgangPapaliolios, Costas2016-06-292002Rueckner, Wolfgang, and Costas Papaliolios. 2002. “How to Beat the Rayleigh Resolution Limit: A Lecture Demonstration.” American Journal of Physics 70 (6): 587. doi:10.1119/1.1463736.0002-9505http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:27413766An 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.en-USJournal Article2016-05-0620022016-06-2910.1119/1.1463736