Abbe diffraction limit

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo microscopes
telescopes
optical microscopy
gptkbp:dependsOn wavelength
numerical aperture
gptkbp:describes resolution limit due to diffraction
gptkbp:form d = λ/(2NA)
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Ernst_Abbe
1873
gptkbp:hasUnit meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abbe diffraction limit
gptkbp:isOvercomeBy super-resolution microscopy
gptkbp:limitation minimum resolvable feature size
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ernst_Abbe
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rayleigh_criterion
diffraction
optical resolution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STED_microscopy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5