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Calculate the angular separation θ1 at which two point sources of wavelength 600 nanometers are just resolved when viewed through a circular aperture of diameter 1. 5 centimeters.

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The angular separation is [tex]4.88 * 10^{-5} rad[/tex]

What is angular distance formula?

The formula is θ=s/r, where, θ is Angular Displacement, s is the distance traveled by the body, and. r is the radius of the circle along which it is moving.

What is meant by angular resolution?

The angular resolving power (or resolution) of a telescope is the smallest angle between close objects that can be seen clearly to be separate. Resolution is limited by the wave nature of light.

The angular separation is calculated as given below.

θ = 1.220 λ/d

Where λ  is the wavelength and d is the diameter of the lens aperture.

θ1 = [tex]1.220 * \frac{600 * 10^{-9} }{1.5 * 10^{-2} }[/tex]

    =  4.88 × [tex]10^{-5}[/tex] rad

Therefore, The angular separation is 4.88 × [tex]10^{-5}[/tex] rad.

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