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The size (in microns) of one pixel in an image will depend on how much the image was magnified before reaching the CCD: | The size (in microns) of one pixel in an image will depend on how much the image was magnified before reaching the CCD: | ||
<math>\mbox{Pixel size} = \frac{6.45um}{total magnification}</math> | <math>\mbox{Pixel size} = \frac{6.45um}{\mbox{total magnification}}</math> | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 11 August 2005
=Mathematically
Pixels on our CCD are 6.45um.
The size (in microns) of one pixel in an image will depend on how much the image was magnified before reaching the CCD:
[math]\displaystyle{ \mbox{Pixel size} = \frac{6.45um}{\mbox{total magnification}} }[/math]
