Does telescope aperture size have any effect on the resolution of a spectrometer?
Sep 6, 2012 #1 Drakkith Staff Emeritus Science Advisor 21,853 5,957 Does telescope aperture size have any effect on the resolution of a spectrometer?
Sep 6, 2012 #2 chemisttree Science Advisor Homework Helper Gold Member 3,688 692 I believe that the Airy Disc can be thought of as the 'slit' in this case. Yes, the slit width or the physical dimensions of the Airy Disc affect resolution. It seems to me the f-number should also be a factor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_resolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airy_disk This thread is informative.
I believe that the Airy Disc can be thought of as the 'slit' in this case. Yes, the slit width or the physical dimensions of the Airy Disc affect resolution. It seems to me the f-number should also be a factor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_resolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airy_disk This thread is informative.
Sep 6, 2012 #3 Chronos Science Advisor Gold Member 11,429 747 A spectrometer is sensitive to band width. Band width and aperature are definitely connected.