Doppler Effect
The spectral resolution can also be expressed in terms of physical quantities, such as velocity; then it describes the difference between velocities that can be distinguished through the Doppler effect. Then, the resolution is and the resolving power is
where is the speed of light. The STIS example above then has a spectral resolution of 51 km/s.
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