Question: ( a ) A radio telescope has an angular resolution of 0 . 1 3 7 for incident radio waves of wavelength = 3 .

(a)
A radio telescope has an angular resolution of 0.137 for incident radio waves of wavelength
=3.23 mm.
What is the minimum diameter (in m) required for the telescope's parabolic receiving dish?
m
What If? The 21.1 cm line, corresponding to emissions from hyperfine transitions in hydrogen, plays an important role in radio astronomy.
(b)
What minimum diameter (in m) is required for a radio telescope's receiving dish if the telescope is to have an angular resolution of 0.137 for this wavelength?
m
(c)
What would be the angular resolution (in degrees) of the telescope receiving dish from part (a) for the 21.1 cm line?

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