Table 1: The diffraction limit resolution for large solar telescopes using values in the text ( $\lambda = 630.2$ nm/ 1564.8 nm).
Telescope aperture Angular resolution Spatial resolution Number of diffraction Full-Well-Depth Exposure Times at
$D_{\rm tel}$ $\theta_{\rm diff}$ $\Delta X$ elements per arcsec Diffraction Limit with 1 pm FWHM
(m) (arcsec) (km)   (s)
1 0.16 / 0.39 115 / 285 39 / 6 0.16 / 0.02
2 0.08 / 0.20 57 / 142 159 / 26 0.16 / 0.02
4 0.04 / 0.10 29 / 71 639 / 103 0.16 / 0.02
6 0.03 / 0.06 19 / 48 1431 / 232 0.16 / 0.02


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