1964 年 33 巻 2 号 p. 91-98
This paper is an extension of the previous paper [Oyo Buturi 32, 677 (1963)] on coherent sources of light.
Diffraction images of incoherent sources are quite different not only from those of coherent source but also from those of the Airy type pattern formed by an ordinary optical system. The diffraction images are calculated numerically by the Gaussian double quadrature method with an electronic computer and, shown in contour lines of intensity.
Photographs of diffraction images taken with a high-pressure-mercury lamp are shown, and comparison is made between the diffraction images of coherent and incoherent sources, from which the case of partially coherent sources is speculated.