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Journal of Research Volume 50

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.

For additional information see: About the Journal

Volume 50

ISSN: 0091-0635

Issue 1

Issue 2

Issue 3

Issue 4

Issue 5

Issue 6




Issue 1 January 1953

The sixth series in the spectrum of atomic hydrogen, p. 1
Humphreys, C. J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.001

National Bureau of Standards mobile low-level sounding system, p. 7
Lowell, P. D.; Hakkarinen, W.; Randall, D. L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.002

A simple calculation of dielectric loss from dielectric dispersion for polar polymers, p. 19
Ehrlich, P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.003

Struve function of order 3-halves, p. 21
[Anon]
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.004

Spectral energy distribution of the International Commission on illumination light sources A, B and C, p. 31
Davis, R.; Gibson, K.S.; Haupt, G.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.005

The constants in the equation for atmospheric refractive index at radio frequencies, p. 39
Smith, E.K., Jr.; Weintraub, S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.006

Tables of complete elliptic integrals, p. 43
Hammersley, J.M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.007

Assembled polygon for the calibration of angle blocks, p. 45
Haven, C.E.; Strang, A.G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.008

On the spectrum of energy in turbulent shear flow, p. 51
Tchen, C.M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.009


Issue 2 February 1953

Beryllium-uranium system, p. 63
Buzzard, R.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.010

Pulsed light system for multiple-cell ultracentrifuge rotor, p. 69
Wales, M.; Sulzer, P.G.; Williams, L.C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.011

Damping of elastically supported element in a vacuum tube, p. 71
Levy, S.; Hobbs, E.V.; Kroll, W.D.; Mordfin, L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.012

Calorimetric determination of the half-life of polonium, p. 75
Ginnings, D.C.; Ball, A.F.; Vier, D.T.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.013

Determination of molecular weights of dextrans by means of alkaline copper reagents, p. 81
Isbell, H.S.; Snyder, C.F.; Holt, N.B.; Dryden, M.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.014

An interferometer procedure applied to the study of the chemical durability of silicates, enamels, and metals, p. 87
Pike, R.G.; Hubbard, D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.015

Transitions and phases of polytetrafluoroethylene (teflon), p. 95
Weir, C.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.016

Hydrodynamic effects of gales on Lake Erie, p. 99
Keulegan, G.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.017

Twisted square plate method and other methods for determining the shear stress-strain relation of flat sheet, p. 111
Ramberg, W.; Miller, J.A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.018

Stress-strain relation in shear from twisting test of annulus, p. 125
Ramberg, W.; Miller, J.A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.019


Issue 3 March 1953

An intersystem transition in the first spectrum of beryllium, p. 131
Bozman, W.R.; Corliss, C.H.; Meggers, W.F.; Trees, R.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.020

Synthesis of lactose-1-C+14 and lactobionic-1-C+14-delta lactone from 3-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-alpha-D-arabinose, p. 133
Frush, H.L.; Isbell, H.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.021

Surface areas of cottons and modified cottons before and after swelling as determined by nitrogen sorption, p. 139
Forziati, F.H.; Brownell, R.M.; Hunt, C.M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.022

Measurement of multimegohm resistors, p. 147
Scott, A.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.023

Temperature dependence of compression of natural rubber-sulfur vulcanizates of high sulfur content, p. 153
Weir, C.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.024

On a recursion formula and on some Tauberian theorems, p. 161
Debruijn, N.G.; Erdoes, P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.025

Pyrolysis of styrene, acrylate, and isoprene polymers in a vacuum, p. 165
Straus, S.; Madorsky, S.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.026

Tabulation of an integral arising in the theory of cooperative phenomena, p. 177
Tikson, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.027


Issue 4 April 1953

A new method for determining linear thermal expansion of invar geodetic surveying tapes, p. 179
Hidnert, P.; Kirby, R.K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.028

Transmission of near-infrared energy by some two- and three-component glasses, p. 187
Florence, J.M.; Glaze, F.W.; Black, M.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.029

Refinements in radioactive standardization by 4pi beta counting, p. 197
Mann, W.B.; Seliger, H.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.030

A new technique for the mass spectrometric study of the pyrolysis products of polystyrene, p. 201
Bradt, P.; Dibeler, V.H.; Mohler, F.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.031

Contributions to the theory of Markov chains, p. 203
Chung, K.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.032

Titanium-uranium system in the region 0 to 30 atomic percent of titanium, p. 209
Buzzard, R.W.; Liss, R.B.; Fickle, D.P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.033

Nonquantized frequency-modulated altimeter, p. 215
Kalmus, H.P.; Cacheris, J.C.; Dropkin, H.A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.034


Issue 5 May 1953

Infrared spectra of pentachlorofluoroethane, 1, 2-dichlorotetrafluoroethane, and 1-bromo-2-fluoroethane, p. 223
Simpson, D; Plyler, E.K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.035

Modified 1913 reference tables for iron-constantan thermocouples, p. 229
Corruccini, R.J. Shenker, H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.036

Epitaxial deposits of metals evaporated on salt substrates, p. 249
Engel, O.G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.037

Torsion of anisotropic elastic cylinders by forces applied on the lateral surface, p. 263
Luxenberg, H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.038

On methods for obtaining solutions of fixed end-point problems in the calculus of variations, p. 277
Stein, M.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.039


Issue 6 June 1953

Electron microscopy of synthetic elastomer latices, p. 299
Stromberg, R.R.; Swerdlow, M.; Mandel, John.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.040

Second-order transitions of rubbers at high pressures, p. 311
Weir, C.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.041

Thermodynamics of the rubber-sulfur system at high pressures, p. 321
Weir, C.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.042

Laboratory measurement of the corrosion of ferrous metals in soils, p. 329
Schwerdtfeger, W.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.043

Effect of temperature on the electrical resistance and voltage departures (errors) of glass electrodes, and upon the hygroscopicity of glass, p. 337
Hubbard, D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.044

On the numerical solution of parabolic partial differential equations, p. 343
Blanch, G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.045

Thermal properties of some butadiene-styrene copolymers, p. 357
Furukawa, G.T.; McCoskey, R.E.; King, G.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.050.046

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