Journal of Research Volume 49

Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards

The Journal of Research of NIST and its predecessors report NIST research and development in metrology and related fields of: physical science, engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, biotechnology, information technology.

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Issue 1 July 1952

Fine structure in some infrared bands of methylene halides, p. 1
Plyler, E.K.; Benedict, W.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.001

Overlapping dissociation constants of 4,4'-diaminobenzophenone from spectral-absorbancy measurements, p. 7
Sager, E.E.; Siewers, I.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.002

Calibrating wavelengths in the region from 0.6 to 2.6 microns, p. 13
Acquista, N.; Plyler, E.K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.003

Long-tube method for field determination of sound-absorption coefficients, p. 17
Jones, E.; Edelman, S.; London, A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.004

Refractive uniformity of a borosilicate glass after different annealing treatments, p. 21
Tilton, L.W.; Rosberry, F.W.; Badger, F.T.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.005

Solution of systems of linear equations by minimized iterations, p. 33
Lanczos, C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.006

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Issue 2 August 1952

Heats of hydration and pozzolan content of portland-pozzolan cements, p. 55
Newman, E.S.; Wells, L.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.007

Infrared properties of cesium bromide prisms, p. 61
Plyler, E.K.; Acquista, N.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.008

Titanium dioxide rectifiers, p. 65
Breckenridge, R.G.; Hosler, W.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.009

Infrared spectra of noble gases (12000 to 19000 A), p. 73
Humphreys, C.J.; Kostkowski, H.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.010

A viscometric study of the micelles of sodium dodecyl sulfate in dilute solutions, p. 85
Kushner, L.M.; Duncan, B.C.; Hoffman, J.I.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.011

Absorption spectrum of water vapor between 4.5 and 13 microns, p. 91
Benedict, W.S.; Claassen, H.H.; Shaw, J.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.012

On calculating the zeros of polynomials by the method of lucas, p. 133
Salzer, H.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.013

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Issue 3 September 1952

Effect of moisture on compressibility of natural high polymers, p. 135
Weir, C.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.014

Thermodynamics of some simple sulfur-containing molecules, p. 141
Evans, W.H.; Wagman, D.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.015

A correlation of polarized light extinctions with crystal orientation in 70 nickel-30 copper alloy, p. 149
Vacher, H.C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.016

Magnesium-rich side of the magnesium-zirconium constitution diagram, p. 155
Schaum, J.H.; Burnett, H.C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.017

A study of the diphenylamine test for aliphatic nitrocompounds, p. 163
Grebber, K.; Karabinos, J.V.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.018

Influence of prior strain history on the tensile properties and structures of high-purity copper, p. 167
Jenkins, W.D.; Digges, T.G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.019

A description of the arc and spark spectra of rhenium, p. 187
Meggers, W.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.020

Hydraulic resistance effect upon the dam-break functions, p. 217
Dressler, R.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.021

Ultraviolet radiant energy from the sun observed at 11,190 feet, p. 227
Stair, R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.022

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Issue 4 October 1952

Mass spectra of the tetramethyl compounds of carbon silicon, germanium, tin, and lead, p. 235
Dibeler, V.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.023

Determination of planeness and bending of optical flats, p. 241
Emerson, W.B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.024

Index of refraction of magnesium oxide, p. 249
Stephens, R.E.; Malitson, I.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.025

Refractivity of potassium bromide for visible wavelengths, p. 253
Spindler, R.J.; Rodney, W.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.026

On approximate solutions of systems of linear inequalities, p. 263
Hoffman, A.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.027

Deuterium and hydrogen electrode characteristics of lithia-silica glasses, p. 267
Hubbard, D.; Cleek, G.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.028

Calorimetric properties of polytetrafluoroethylene (teflon) from 0-degrees to 365-degrees-K, p. 273
Furukawa, G.T.; Mccoskey, R.E.; King, G.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.029

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Issue 5 November 1952

Analytical and experimental studies with idealized gas turbine combustors, p. 279
Ruegg, F.W.; Klug, H.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.030

Corrosion of galvanized steel in soils, p. 299
Denison, I.A.; Romanoff, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.031

Corrosion of low-alloy irons and steels in soils, p. 315
Denison, I.A.; Romanoff, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.032

Loading of quartz oscillator plates, p. 325
Sogn, L.T.; Simpson, P.A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.033

Effects of moderate biaxial stretch-forming on tensile and crazing properties of acrylic plastic glazing, p. 331
Axilrod, B.M.; Sherman, M.A.; Cohen, V.; Wolock, I.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.034

Mass spectra of fluorocarbons, p. 343
Mohler, F.L.; Dibeler, V.H.; Reese, R.M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.035

A method of computing exact inverses of matrices with integer coefficients, p. 349
Rosser, J.B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.036

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Issue 6 December 1952

Effect of water on the induction period of the polymerization of methyl methacrylate, p. 359
Schoonover, I.C.; Brauer, G.M.; Sweeney, W.T.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.037

Transmittancy of commercial sugar liquors: dependence on concentration of total solids, p. 365
Deitz, V.R.; Pennington, N.L.; Hoffman, H.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.038

Extension of the first spectrum of rhodium (RhI), p. 371
Murphy, R.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.039

Heat generation in the setting of magnesium oxychloride cements, p. 377
Newman, E.S.; Gilfrich, J.V.; Wells, L.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.040

Stiffness of paper, p. 385
Carson, F.T.; Worthington, V.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.041

A convenient small osmometer, p. 393
Hanks, G.A.; Weissberg, S.G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.042

Low even configurations of the first spectrum of molybdenum (MoI), p. 397
Trees, R.E.; Harvey, M.M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.043

Methods of conjugate gradients for solving linear systems, p. 409
Hestenes, M.R.; Stiefel, E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.049.044