digitalrain
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Hello, I'm having a bit of a problem with this concept:
A microscope uses a beam of neutrons, each of which has a kinetic energy of 1KeV. What is the smallest sized object that this microscope can resolve?
I initially wanted to approach this as a straight energy approach; the smallest object that can be resolved must have at least the same amount of energy as the neutron so that the neutron can bounce back to the microscope and create an image. Is this the wrong way to go about the problem?
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.
A microscope uses a beam of neutrons, each of which has a kinetic energy of 1KeV. What is the smallest sized object that this microscope can resolve?
I initially wanted to approach this as a straight energy approach; the smallest object that can be resolved must have at least the same amount of energy as the neutron so that the neutron can bounce back to the microscope and create an image. Is this the wrong way to go about the problem?
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.