Discover the minimum diameter for a concave mirror

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A proposed "star wars" antimissile laser is to focus 2.3 µm wavelength infrared light to a 50 cm diameter spot on a missile 2400 km distant. Discover the minimum diameter for a concave mirror that can achieve this spot size, given the diffraction limit. Your answer suggests one of the many technical difficulties faced with antimissile defence systems.

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