On the Taylor distribution

The original Taylor distribution was designed to terminate abruptly in a pedestal (α = 0) at its edges. It has been found recently, however, that a pedestal cannot be realized exactly in either theEorHplanes, nor even approximately in theHplane. A new distribution is derived here that produces a Taylor pattern of orderα = 1and, hence, that vanishes linearly at the edges. This edge behavior can be realized exactly in theEplane and can be approximated as closely as desired in theHplane. All practical differences in operating performance between the two distributions have been found to be negligible.