On Monday, November 10, 2014 12:51:30 AM UTC-5, isw wrote:
>
> I'm pretty sure it's an inverse cube relation (theoretically, which
> real-world devices rarely are), which makes minimizing the spacing even
> more important.
>
> Isaac

Inverse square law only refers to point sources. With extended
sources or different geometries it does not apply.

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