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C3 PBL: Resolution support

The Rayleigh criterion enables us to calculate if two point objects will be resolved when the light from them passes through the aperture of an optical instrument. I couldn't get this to work but that just makes it more interesting. When something doesn't work you have to try to understand why so you can fix it. I first tried using 2 lasers as the light sources. The laser isn't a point source since rays don't radiate...

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