Solutions 293
of this element is ensured by the difference in the
corresponding pressures:
fp (r Ar) — p (0] AS = p Ar AS co^2 r.
Therefore, for the variation of pressure, we obtai r
the following equation:
d
dp
=
Since the relation pp = pR T is satisfied for au
ideal gas (R is the universal gas constant), we
obtain
dp R0)2
r.
dr P^ RT^
By hypothesis, for r < rbeam, we have p (r) —
Po < p 0 , and hence
2
P Po (14
Igo
T
r2
2R
Accordingly, for the gas density at r < rbeam,
we obtain
(r) Po (1 (^2) 11R6)T 2
r2 ) ,^ PO = PO RT
and for the refractive index, we get
n no + kr (^2) , no 1+ apo, k= ceP0 2 \^2
RT I •
Let us now find the angle of refraction of a ray
passing through the vessel at a distance r from the
axis. The optical path length in the vessel is
n (r) 1.
The optical path difference 6opt between two
close rays emerging from the vessel must be equal