Journal of Research Volume 61

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 61

ISSN: 0091-0635

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

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Issue 1 July 1958

The system lime-alumina-water at 1-degree-c, p. 1
Carlson, E.T.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.001

Heat content of zirconium and of 5 compositions of zirconium hydride from 0-degrees-c to 900-degrees-c, p. 13
Douglas, T.B.; Victor, A.C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.002

Uniform transient error, p. 25
Corliss, E.L.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.003

Optical t-bench method of measuring longitudinal spherical aberration, p. 31
Washer, F.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.004

Mass spectrometric study of the rate of thermal decomposition of hydrazoic acid, p. 41
Franklin, J.L.; Dibeler, V.H.; Morris, P.P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.005

Erosion damage to solids caused by high-speed collision with rain, p. 47
Engel, O.G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.006

Emission spectrum of carbon monoxide from 2.3 to 2.5 microns, p. 53
Plyler, E.K.; Allen, H.C.; Tidwell, E.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.007

Further studies of the influence of a ridge on the low-frequency ground wave, p. 57
Wait, J.R.; Murphy, A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.008

Infrared studies on polymorphs of silicon dioxide and germanium dioxide, p. 61
Lippincott, E.R.; Vanvalkenburg, A.; Weir, C.E.; Bunting, E.N.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.009

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Issue 2 August 1958

Carbon-14 carboxy-labeled polysaccharides, p. 71
Moyer, J.D.; Isbell, H.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.010

Heat of formation of sodium calcium aluminate, p. 75
Newman, E.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.011

Thermal degradation of polyacrylonitrile, polybutadiene, and copolymers of butadiene with acrylonitrile and styrene, p. 77
Straus, S.; Madorsky, S.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.012

On the motion of 2 cylinders in an ideal fluid, p. 83
Carpenter, L.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.013

Properties of sodium titanium silicate glasses, p. 89
Hamilton, E.H.; Cleek, G.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.014

Wavelengths from thorium-halide lamps, p. 95
Meggers, W.F.; Stanley, R.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.015

An electrical-analog method for transient heat-flow analysis, p. 105
Robertson, A.F.; Gross, D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.016

Effect of crystal field and spin-orbit coupling on magnetic susceptibility of systems with f2 electron configuration, p. 117
Herzfeld, C.M.; Levine, D.B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.017

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Issue 3 September 1958

Vibration-rotation bands of ammonia: 1. The combination bands square-root2 + (square-root1,square-root3), p. 123
Benedict, W.S.; Plyler, E.K.; Tidwell, E.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.018

Evaluation of tensile, compressive, torsional, transverse, and impact tests and correlation of results for brittle cermets, p. 149
Kerper, M.J.; Mong, L.E.; Stiefel, M.B.; Holley, S.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.019

Redetermination of mass spectra of deuteromethanes, p. 171
Mohler, F.L.; Dibeler, V.H.; Quinn, E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.020

Effect of strain-temperature history on the tensile behavior of titanium and a titanium alloy, p. 173
Geil, G.W.; Carwile, N.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.021

Propagation of very-low-frequency pulses to great distances, p. 187
Wait, J.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.022

Transmission and reflection of electromagnetic waves in the presence of stratified media, p. 205
Wait, J.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.023

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Issue 4 October 1958

Pseudoternary system calcium oxide-monocalcium aluminate(CaO·Al₂O₃)-dicalcium ferrite(2CaO·Fe₂O₃), p. 233
Newkirk, T.F.; Thwaite, R.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.024

Heats of formation of diborane and pentaborane, p. 247
Prosen, E.J.; Johnson, W.H.; Pergiel, F.Y.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.025

Temperature of the inversion in cristobalite, p. 251
Walker, R.F.; Zerfoss, S.; Holley, S.F.; Gross, L.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.026

Infrared emission spectra of flames under high resolution, p. 263
Plyer, E.K.; Tidwell, E.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.027

Improved description of hafnium spectra, p. 269
Corliss, C.H.; Meggers, W.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.028

Dielectric constant of hydrogen-bonded liquids, p. 325
Buckley, F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.029

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Issue 5 November 1958

On the diffraction and reflection of waves and pulses by wedges and corners, p. 343
Oberhettinger, F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.030

A liquid-helium cold cell for use with an x-ray diffractometer, p. 367
Black, I.A.; Bolz, L.H.; Brooks, F.P.; Mauer, F.A.; Peiser, H.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.031

The 2nd spectrum of ruthenium (Ru II), p. 373
Shenstone, A.G.; Meggers, W.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.032

Self-ignition temperatures of materials from kinetic-reaction data, p. 413
Gross, D.; Robertson, A.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.033

Some studies of atmospheric transmittance on mauna loa, p. 419
Stair, R.; Johnston, R.G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.034

Central notations for the revised iscc-nbs color-name blocks, p. 427
Kelly, K.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.035

Viscosity of normal-hexadecane, p. 433
Hardy, R.C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.036

Revision of the phase equilibrium diagram of the binary system calcia-titania, showing the compound Ca₄Ti₃O₁₀, p. 437
Roth, R.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.037

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Issue 6 December 1958

Term analysis of the 2nd spectrum of rhenium (Re II), p. 441
Meggers, W.F.; Catalan, M.A.; Sales, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.038

Density formula for alkali silicate glasses from annealing to glass-processing temperatures, p. 463
Tilton, L.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.039

Thermodynamic properties of gases at high temperature: 1. Chemical equilibrium among molecules, atoms, and atomic ions considered as clusters, p. 469
Woolley, H.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.040

Parallel testing interferometer, p. 491
Saunders, J.B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.041

Correction for instrumental drift in flame photometry, p. 499
Mulligan, B.W.; Haught, A.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.042

Mechanism of stress-corrosion cracking in the az31b magnesium alloy, p. 503
Logan, H.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.043

Evaluation of lens distortion by visual and photographic methods, p. 509
Washer, F.E.; Tayman, W.P.; Darling, W.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.061.044