Physics A-Level

Resolving power

What Resolving power means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.

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Depends on aperture diameter and wavelength, so a radio dish needs a much larger diameter than an optical mirror for the same resolution.

AQA · Single dish radio telescopes, I-R, U-V and X-ray telescopes (A-level only) (study guide)

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Single dish radio telescopes, I-R, U-V and X-ray telescopes (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)

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