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ABBES DIFFRACTION RESOLUTION LIMIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Biophysics
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Abbe's diffraction resolution limit
1, record 1, English, Abbe%27s%20diffraction%20resolution%20limit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Abbe's diffraction limit 2, record 1, English, Abbe%27s%20diffraction%20limit
correct
- Abbe's diffraction barrier 3, record 1, English, Abbe%27s%20diffraction%20barrier
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Abbe's diffraction limit amounts for the shortest wavelength of visible light to about 200 nm [nanometers] for the lateral resolution. Smaller details cannot be resolved. 2, record 1, English, - Abbe%27s%20diffraction%20resolution%20limit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The light microscope's limited spatial resolution was first recognized by Ernst Abbe at the end of the 19th century ... Abbe found that objects closer than about one-third of the wavelength of light could not be distinguished, because this is the smallest focal spot size that is allowed by diffraction when focusing with a lens of high numerical aperture. 1, record 1, English, - Abbe%27s%20diffraction%20resolution%20limit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Biophysique
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limite de diffraction d'Abbe
1, record 1, French, limite%20de%20diffraction%20d%27Abbe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- limite de résolution d'Abbe 2, record 1, French, limite%20de%20r%C3%A9solution%20d%27Abbe
correct, feminine noun
- limite d'Abbe 3, record 1, French, limite%20d%27Abbe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le microscope est depuis longtemps utilisé pour observer le monde vivant à petite échelle. [...] en dessous de 250 nanomètres (un quart de micron), les objets ne sont plus que des taches, car la lumière renvoyée par chaque point de l'objet ne peut être distinguée de celle du voisin, elles se confondent en s'élargissant. C'est la limite de diffraction d’Abbe, posée par Ernst Abbe en 1873. 4, record 1, French, - limite%20de%20diffraction%20d%27Abbe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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