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Journal of Research Volume 51

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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Volume 51

ISSN: 0091-0635

Issue 1

Issue 2

Issue 3

Issue 4

Issue 5

Issue 6




Issue 1 July 1953

Fabrication of radio-frequency micropotentiometer resistance elements, p. 1
Behrent, L.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.001

Properties of some masonry cement, p. 11
Evans, D.N.; Litvin, A.; Figlia, A.C.; Blaine, R.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.002

Subsieve particle-size measurement of metal powders by air elutriation, p. 17
Pollard, R.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.003

Eigenvectors of matric polynomials, p. 33
Mannos, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.004

The system barium oxide-boric oxide-silica, p. 37
Levin, E.M.; Ugrinic, G.M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.005

Errors introduced by finite space and time increments in dynamic response computation, p. 57
Levy, S.; Kroll, W.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.006


Issue 2 August 1953

Heat capacity, heats of fusion and vaporization, and vapor pressure of tetrafluoroethylene, p. 69
Furukawa, G.T.; Mccoskey, R.E.; Reilly, M.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.007

Hydrothermal preparation of some strontium silicates, p. 73
Carlson, E.T.; Wells, L.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.008

Ultraviolet spectral radiant energy reflected from the Moon, p. 81
Stair, R.; Johnston, R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.009

Phase equilibria in the system MgO-TiO2, p. 85
Coughanour, L.W.; DeProsse, V.A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.010

Pairs of normal matrices with property L, p. 89
Wielandt, H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.011

Heat capacity of gaseous hexafluoroethane, p. 91
Wicklund, J.S.; Flieger, H.W., jr.; Masi, J.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.012

Effective circuit bandwidth for noise with a power-law spectrum, p. 93
Karr, P.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.013

Penetration of x-rays and gamma-rays to extremely great depths, p. 95
Fano, U.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.014


Issue 3 September 1953

Refractive index of cesium bromide for ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavelengths, p. 123
Rodney, W.S.; Spindler, R.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.015

An expansion method for parabolic partial differential equations, p. 127
Green, J.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.016

Characteristics of internal solitary waves, p. 133
Keulegan, G.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.017

Becker value of manila rope by photoelectric reflectometry, p. 141
Newman, S.B.; Hammond, H.K., III; Riddell, H.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.018

Dielectric relaxation in a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer during and after its polymerization, p. 145
Ehrlich, P.; De Lollis, N.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.019

Study of degradation of polystyrene, using ultraviolet spectrophotometry, p. 155
Reiney, M.J.; Tryon, M.; Achhammer, B.G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.020


Issue 4 October 1953

Determination of carbon-14 in the terminal positions of sugars: preparation of D-Arabinose-5-C+14 from D-Fructose-1,6-C+14, p. 167
Frush, H.L.; Isbell, H.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.021

Measurement of variations in atmospheric refractive index with an airborne microwave refractometer, p. 171
Bussey, H.E.; Birnbaum, G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.022

Studies in the system magnesia-silica-water at elevated temperatures and pressures, p. 179
Carlson, E.T.; Peppler, R.B.; Wells, L.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.023

Dielectric properties of teflon from room temperature to 314-degrees-C and from frequencies of 102 to 105 c/s, p. 185
Ehrlich, P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.024

pH of solutions of potassium tetroxalate from 0-degrees to 60-degrees-C, p. 189
Bower, V.E.; Bates, R.G.; Smith, E.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.025

On small disturbances of plane couette flow, p. 195
Wasow, W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.026

Diffusion length of thermal neutrons in water, p. 203
Dejuren, J.A.; Rosenwasser, H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.027


Issue 5 November 1953

Metal ultrasonic delay lines, p. 209
Mebs, R.W.; Darr, J.H.; Grimsley, J.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.028

A radio-frequency permeameter, p. 221
Haas, P.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.029

On mildly nonlinear partial difference equations of elliptic type, p. 229
Bers, L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.030

Determination of glucose by means of sodium chlorite, p. 237
Launer, H.F.; Wilson, W.K.; Flynn, J.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.031

Description and analysis of the first spectrum of chromium, Cr I, p. 247
Kiess, C.C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.032


Issue 6 December 1953

Preparation of D-Arabinose-1-C+14 and D-Ribose-1-C+14, p. 307
Frush, H.L.; Isbell, H.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.033

Corrosion of nickel cast irons in soils, p. 313
Denison, I.A.; Romanoff, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.034

Calorimetric properties of 41-degrees and 122-degrees F polybutadienes, p. 321
Furukawa, G.T.; McCoskey, R.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.035

Thermal degradation of tetrafluoroethylene and hydrofluoroethylene polymers in a vacuum, p. 327
Madorsky, S.I.; Hart, V.E.; Straus, S.; Sedlak, V.A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.036

An analogue computer for the solution of the radio refractive-index equation, p. 335
Johnson, W.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.037

On the accuracy of the numerical solution of the Dirichlet problem by finite differences, p. 343
Walsh, J.L.; Young, D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.051.038

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