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Sparrow criterion: a standalone construct

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Optics

a resolution limit for two point sources defined as the separation at which the dip between their combined intensity peaks just disappears.

In optics, Sparrow criterion refers to a resolution limit for two point sources defined as the separation at which the dip between their combined intensity peaks just disappears. This meaning comes from Sparrow (1916) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Sparrow, C. M. (1916). On Spectroscopic Resolving Power. The Astrophysical Journal, 44, 76. https://doi.org/10.1086/142271

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