The maxima of C occur when

d /J1(z)\ J1'(z) J1(z)

-- (-------) = ------ - ----- = 0;

dz \ z / z z^2

or by 17 when J2(z) = 0. When z has one of the values thus determined,

2

- J1(z) = J0(z).

z

The accompanying table is given by Lommel, in which the first column

gives the roots of J2(z) = 0, and the second and third columns the

corresponding values of the functions specified. If appears that the

maximum brightness in the first ring is only about 1/57 of the

brightness at the centre.

+-------------------------------------------+

| z 2z^-1 J1(z) 4z^-2 J1^2(z) |

+-------------------------------------------+

| |

| .000000 +1.000000 1.000000 |

| 5.135630 - .132279 .017498 |

| 8.417236 + .064482 .004158 |

| 11.619857 - .040008 .001601 |

| 14.795938 + .027919 .000779 |

| 17.959820 - .020905 .000437 |

+-------------------------------------------+

We will now investigate the total illumination distributed over the

area of the circle of radius r. We have

[pi]^2R^4 4J1^2(z)

I^2 = ------------- . ------- (19),

[lambda]^2f^2 z^2

where

z = 2[pi]Rr/[lambda]f (20).

Thus

_ _ _

/ [lambda]^2f^2 / /

2[pi] | I^2rdr = ------------- | I^2zdz = [pi]R^2.2 | z^-1 J1^2(z)dz.

_/ 2[pi]R^2 _/ _/

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