Masha is using a microscope to study Bascillus subtilis, which is a rod-shaped bacterium found in the gastrointestinal tract certain mammals. The objective lens she is using has a focal length fo = 0.45 cm and a diameter D = 1.00 cm. What is the shortest possible Bascillus subtilis bacterium she can resolve using this objective lens? Use A 550 nm and assume that diffraction sets the resolution limit in this case.

Masha is using a microscope to study Bascillus subtilis, which is a rod-shaped bacterium found in the gastrointestinal tract certain mammals. The objective lens she is using has a focal length fo = 0.45 cm and a diameter D = 1.00 cm. What is the shortest possible Bascillus subtilis bacterium she can resolve using this objective lens? Use A 550 nm and assume that diffraction sets the resolution limit in this case.

University Physics Volume 3

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Author:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny

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Chapter3: Interference

Section: Chapter Questions

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