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Abbe diffraction limit: a standalone construct

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the smallest detail a light microscope can resolve, about the wavelength divided by twice the numerical aperture.

In optics, Abbe diffraction limit refers to the smallest detail a light microscope can resolve, about the wavelength divided by twice the numerical aperture. This meaning comes from Abbe (1873) in Archiv für Mikroskopische Anatomie.[1]

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References

  1. Abbe, E. (1873). Beiträge zur Theorie des Mikroskops und der mikroskopischen Wahrnehmung. Archiv für Mikroskopische Anatomie, 9(1), 413-468. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02956173

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