Cone Cells and Distance Perception Quiz

Rayleigh criterion = Condition for two point sources to be just resolvable Minimum angular separation = Smallest angle between two objects that can be distinguished by the eye Resolution inside the eye = Ability of the eye to distinguish between two closely spaced objects Cone cells diameter = The size of the photoreceptor cells responsible for color vision

Angle of distinct vision = The maximum angle within which an object can be seen clearly without blurring Fraunhofer Diffraction = A simplified version of diffraction that doesn't account for the effects of the aperture shape Single slit diffraction pattern = Pattern formed when light passes through a single narrow slit Huygen's Principle = Proposed explanation for diffraction where each point on a wavefront acts as a source of secondary wavelets

0.448 x 10^-2 m = Separation between maxima in a diffraction pattern 0.256 x 10^-2 m = Distance from central maximum to first minimum in a diffraction pattern 4.00 x 10^-5 m = Aperture width in a diffraction experiment 430.5 nm = Wavelength of a strontium vapour laser used in a diffraction setup

<p>Circular waves = Pattern emitted by a point source in a diffraction experiment Geometric optics = Study of light behavior using rays and straight lines Round aperture = 'Slit' in our eyes responsible for diffraction due to its shape Spherical waves = Wavefronts created according to Huygen's Principle</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wide aperture = Results in light not 'fanning out' significantly, like a door letting light through as a shaft Small slit size = Leads to significant fanning or spreading of light in a diffraction pattern Large aperture = Causes minimal fanning or spreading of light when passing through an opening Size of slit and light fanning = 'if size of slit 𝒂 is very small, then 𝒚𝒎𝒊𝒏 is large' - explanation for light behavior when passing through slits</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>3 μm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>490 meters</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It narrows the diffraction pattern</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It doubles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>0.12 radians</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>You can now resolve them from farther away</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>20 meters</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>4 cm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>20 meters</p> Signup and view all the answers