Physics 5 (Option): Mod 1 - Lenses and Optical Telescopes Mod 2 - Non-optical telescopes

Resolving Power
1. Diffraction pattern
  1. Airy disk
2. Use of equation
3. Rayleigh criterion
Lenses
1. Principal focus
2. Focal length
3. Formation of images
4. Ray diagrams
5. Equation linking focal length, object length and image length
Astronomical telescope (2 converging lenses)
1. Ray diagram in normal adjustment
2. Angular magnification in normal adjustment
3. Focal lengths of the lenses
Reflecting telescopes
1. Focal point of concave mirror
2. Cassegrain arrangement
  1. Ray diagram
3. Comparison of reflectors and refractors
  1. Spherical aberation
  2. Chromatic aberation
Charge coupled device
1. Use of CCD
2. Structure and operation
3. Quantum efficiency of pixel
Radio, Infra-red, Ultra-violet and X-ray telescopes
1. Similarities and differences compared to optical telescopes
2. Positioning and use
3. Resolving and collecting powers
4. Structure

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