Journal of Research Volume 40

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 40

ISSN: 0091-0635

Issue 1	Issue 2
Issue 3	Issue 4
Issue 5	Issue 6

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Issue 1 January 1948

Vulcanization of synthetic rubbers by the Peachey process, p. 1
Bekkedahl, Norman; Quinn, Fred A.; Zimmerman, Elmer W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.001

Measurement of ozone over the Organ Mountains, New Mexico, p. 9
Stair, Ralph
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.045

Note on volume effect in coiling molecules, p. 21
Simha, Robert
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.009

Dissociation of SF₆, CF₄, and SiF₄ by electron impact, p. 25
Dibeler, Vernon H.; Mohler, Fred L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.014

Physical properties of electrodeposited chromium, p. 31
Brenner, Abner; Burkhead, Polly; Jennings, Charles
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.022

Surface tension of compositions in the systems PbO-B₂O₃ and PbO-SiO₂, p. 61
Shartsis, Leo; Spinner, Sam; Smock, Alden W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.042

Expansion effects shown by some pyrex glasses, p. 67
Tool, Arthur Q.; Saunders, James B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.043

Cavity pressure method for measuring the gain of hearing aids, p. 85
Corliss, E.L.R.; Cook, G.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.044

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Issue 2 February 1948

Lenses of extremely wide angle for airplane mapping, p. 93
Gardner, Irvine C.; Washer, Francis E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.046

Effect of annealing and other heat treatments on the pH response of the glass electrode, p. 105
Hubbard, Donald; Rynders, Gerald F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.002

Infrared radiation from a Bunsen flame, p. 113
Plyler, Earle K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.003

Perforated cover plates for steel columns; compressive properties of plates having ovaloid, elliptical, and "square" perforations, p. 121
Stang, Ambrose H.; Jaffe, Bernard S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.004

Behavior of certain sugars and sugar alcohols in the presence of tetraborates - correlation of optical rotation and compound formation, p. 129
Isbell, Horace S.; Brewster, Joseph F.; Holt, Nancy B.; Frush, Harriet L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.005

Effect of inhibitors on the corrosion of zinc in dry-cell electrolytes, p. 151
Morehouse, Clarence K.; Hamer, Walter J.; Vinal, George W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.006

Thermodynamic functions for molecular oxygen in the ideal gas state, p. 163
Woolley, Harold W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.007

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Issue 3 March 1948

Measurement of water in gases by electrical conduction in a film of hygroscopic material and the use of pressure changes in calibration, p. 169
Weaver, Elmer R.; Riley, Ralph
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.008

Electric quadrupole coupling of the nuclear spin with the rotation of a polar diatomic molecule in an external electric field, p. 215
Fano, U.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.010

Preliminary study on portions of the systems Na₂O-CaO-Al₂O₃-Fe₂O₃ and Na₂O-CaO-Fe₂O₃-SiO₂, p. 225
Eubank, William R.; Bogue, Robert H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.011

Theory and design of a cavity attenuator, p. 235
Freeman, J.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.012

Theory of Wagner ground balance for alternating-current bridges, p. 245
Cook, Richard K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.013

Correlations of the gel strength of paste walls and the shelf life of electric dry cells, p. 251
Hamer, Walter J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.015

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Issue 4 April 1948

Determination of sulfur in bone char, p. 263
Deitz, Victor R.; Higginson, Helen R.; Parker, Cola
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.016

Effect of support on the performance of vane anemometers, p. 275
Schubauer, Galen B.; Adams, Gerald H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.017

Heat of combustion of phenyl-beta-naphthylamine (N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine), p. 281
Roberts, Donald E.; Jessup, Ralph S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.018

Calibration of x-ray measurement of strain, p. 285
Bennett, John A.; Vacher, Herbert C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.019

Magnetic measurement of the thickness of composite copper and nickel coatings on steel, p. 295
Brenner, Abner; Kellogg, Eugenia
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.020

Behavior of experimental zinc-steel couples underground, p. 301
Denison, Irving A.; Romanoff, Melvin
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.021

Disintegration of antimony-124, p. 315
Feister, Irving; Curtiss, Leon F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.023

Stabilization of austenitic stainless steel, p. 321
Rosenberg, Samuel J.; Darr, John H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.024

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Issue 5 May 1948

Measurement of the slipperiness of walkway surfaces, p. 339
Sigler, Percy A.; Geib, Martin N.; Boone, Thomas H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.025

Perforated cover plates for steel columns: Summary of compressive properties, p. 347
Stang, Ambrose H.; Greenspan, Martin
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.026

Changes in the indices of refraction and liquidus of a barium crown glass produced by the partial substitution of some oxides, p. 361
Hamilton, Edgar H.; Grauer, Oscar H.; Zabawsky, Zeno; Hahner, C.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.027

Influence of low temperatures on the mechanical properties of 18:8 chromium-nickel steel, p. 375
McAdam, D.J.; Geil, G.W.; Cromwell, Frances J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.028

Absorption of x-rays in air, p. 393
Day, Frank H.; Taylor, Lauriston S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.029

Location of the galvanometer branch for maximum sensitivity of the Wheatstone bridge, p. 401
Kotter, F.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.030

Second dissociation constant of oxalic acid from 0° to 50° C, and the pH of certain oxalate buffer solutions, p. 405
Pinching, Gladys D.; Bates, Roger G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.031

Pyrolytic fractionation of polystyrene in a high vacuum and mass spectrometer analysis of some of the fractions, p. 417
Madorsky, Samuel L.; Straus, Sidney
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.032

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Issue 6 June 1948

Resin bonding and strength development in offset papers, p. 427
Weber, Charles G.; Shaw, Merle B.; O'Leary, Martin J.; Missimer, Joshua K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.033

Metastable transitions in mass spectra of fifty-six hydrocarbons, p. 437
Bloom, Evelyn G.; Mohler, Fred L.; Lengel, Jonathan H.; Wise, C.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.034

Determination of small amounts of oxygen in organic compounds, p. 443
Walton, William W.; McCulloch, Francis W.; Smith, W.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.035

Infrared emission spectra of flames, p. 449
Plyler, Earle K.; Humphreys, Curtis J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.036

Pressure-volume-temperature data for oxygen, p. 457
Meyers, Cyril H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.037

Reduction of sphero-chromatic aberration in catadioptric systems, p. 467
Stephens, Robert E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.038

Some energy relations in the systems PbO-B₂O₃ and PbO-SiO₂, p. 471
Shartsis, Leo; Newman, Edwin S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.039

Divided flow, low-temperature humidity test apparatus, p. 479
Wexler, Arnold
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.040

Gradual damping of solitary waves, p. 487
Keulegan, Garbis H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.040.041