Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
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Chapter 37, Problem 11P
What is the approximate size of the smallest object on the Earth that astronauts can resolve by eye when they are orbiting 250 km above the Earth? Assume λ = 500 nm and a pupil diameter of 5.00 mm.
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(a) What is the approximate size of the smallest object on the Earth that
astronauts can resolve by eye when they are orbiting 259 km above the Earth?
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Draw a picture illustrating the situation in part (a).
A Michelson interferometer is used with red light of wavelength 632.8 nm and is adjusted for a path difference of 20 μm. Determine the angular radius of the (a) first ring observed and (b) the tenth ring observed.
A star is located 4.2441 ly away. There is a planet orbiting this star with an orbital radius of 0.0485 AU (AU stands for astronomical unit - the average distance between Earth & the Sun). Fill in the table by determining the minimum diameter the objective of a telescope would need to be in order to resolve the planet from the star at the stated wavelengths. 1 ly = 9.461 × 1015 m & 1 AU = 1.496 × 1011 m.
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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