If you shine a laser (wavelength 0.60 m) with a small aperture at the Moon, diffraction

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If you shine a laser (wavelength 0.60 μ m) with a small aperture at the Moon, diffraction makes the beam spread out and the spot on the Moon is large. Making the aperture smaller only makes the spot on the Moon larger. On the other hand, shining a wide searchlight at the Moon can't make a tiny spot-the spot on the Moon is at least as wide as the searchlight. What is the radius of the smallest possible spot you can make on the Moon by shining a light from Earth? Assume the light is perfectly parallel before passing through a circular aperture.
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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