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27.6 Exercise 1

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What is the relationship between the width (W) of the central diffraction maximum formed through a circular aperture and the size (S) of the aperture?

  1. W increases as S increases.
  2. W decreases as S increases.
  3. W can increase or decrease as S decreases.
  4. W can neither increase nor decrease as S decreases.

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 27.6 Limits of Resolution: The Rayleigh Criterion, exercise 1

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