# How do I perform Bessel function computations for data imported from MS excel?

I am trying to perform Bessel function computations of the form Jn(b*x) where n is the order of the Bessel function. I have three columns representing x, b and n. I wish to import this data into Mathematica and compute Jn(bx) and export the results back to either .csv or .dat formats where Jn(bx) will now be my 4th column. I got a very nice tutorial here but it is not particularly suited for what I am looking for. Your kind suggestions would be highly appreciated. My data is available here!

m = Import["bessel.xlsx"] // Transpose // Flatten[#, 1] & //
Delete[#, 1] &


This imports, the file, flattens it to a matrix and deletes the header row. You may need the complete path name if the data is not in the current directory. Then

Table[BesselJ[m[[i, 2]], m[[i, 1]] m[[i, 3]]], {i, Length[m]}]

{0.0349786, 0.0217276, 0.0136127, 0.0676302, 0.0527186, 0.0394126, 0.03222, 0.0256004, 0.0240566, 0.247746}


You can skip the header also with an import option. And instead of Table, you can also apply a functional approach with Apply (used as @@@ here):

data = Import["bessel.xlsx", "HeaderLines" -> 1][[1]];
f = {x, n, b} \[Function] BesselJ[n, b x];
f @@@ data