A Hankel transform algorithm for uniformly sampled data

A new Hankel transform algorithm designed for uniformly sampled data is presented. Although data of this type occur frequently, previous algorithms require interpolations and/or numerical evaluations of Bessel functions. These difficulties can be avoided by using a Tchebycheff transform followed by a Fourier transform. The basic structure and performance of any Hankel transform algorithm derived from this two-step process depends on the combined results from the numerical methods used to compute the Tchebycheff and Fourier transforms. The algorithm presented here is the most elementary of several algorithms derived from this procedure. Examples are presented and errors associated with the results are discussed.