MCQ
Two nearby objects are just resolved, if the principle maximum in the diffraction pattern of one coincides with:
  • A
    Principal maxima of other
  • B
    First minimum of the other
  • C
    Half-way between principal maximum and first minimum.
  • D
    Second maximum of the other

Answer

  1. First minimum of the other

Explanation:

The Rayleigh criterion is the generally accepted criterion for the minimum resolvable detail - the imaging process is said to be diffraction-limited when the first diffraction minimum of the image of one source point coincides with the maximum of another.

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