Journal of Research Volume 42

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 42

ISSN: 0091-0635

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

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Issue 1 January 1949

Response functions for types of vision according to the Müller theory, p. 1
Judd, Deane B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.001

Rate of shrinkage of tendon collagen: Heat, entropy, and free energy of activation of the shrinkage of untreated tendon; effect of acid, salt, pickle, and tannage on the activation of tendon collagen, p. 17
Weir, Charles E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.002

Kinetic study of the reaction of carbon adsorbents with oxygen, p. 33
Loebenstein, William V.; Gleysteen, Leland F.; Deitz, Victor R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.003

Weather resistance of porcelain enamels exposed for seven years, p. 43
Harrison, William N.; Moore, Dwight G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.004

On the precision of a certain procedure of numerical integration, p. 57
Huskey, Harry D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.005

Treatment of leather with synthetic resins, p. 63
Oehler, Rene; Kilduff, Timothy J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.006

Noise spectrum of a diode with a retarding field, p. 75
Freeman, Jacob J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.007

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Issue 2 February 1949

A spiral contractometer for measuring stress in electrodeposits, p. 89
Brenner, Abner; Senderoff, Seymour
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.008

Calculation of stress in electrodeposits from the curvature of a plated strip, p. 105
Brenner, Abner; Senderoff, Seymour
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.009

Laboratory wear tests with automotive gear lubricants, p. 125
McKee, Samuel A.; Swindells, James F.; White, Hobart S.; Mountjoy, Wayne
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.010

The system BaO-B₂O₃, p. 131
Levin, Ernest M.; McMurdie, Howard F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.011

Separation of the 177° to 200° C fraction of petroleum and the isolation of normal undecane, p. 139
Epstein, Morton B.; Mair, Beveridge J.; Willingham, Charles B.; Rossini, Frederick D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.012

Winter measurements of ozone over the Organ Mountains, New Mexico, p. 145
Stair, Ralph
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.013

Effect of convection currents on the distribution of striae in pots of optical glass, p. 153
Faick, Conrad A.; Williams, Arthur E.; Rynders, Gerald F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.014

Expansion effects of annealing borosilicate thermometer glasses, p. 171
Tool, Arthur Q.; Saunders, James B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.015

Zeeman effect and g-values for neutral nitrogen and oxygen, p. 183
Kiess, Carl C.; Shortley, George
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.016

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Issue 3 March 1949

The International Temperature Scale of 1948, p. 209
Stimson, H.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.017

Absorption by sound-absorbent spheres, p. 219
Cook, Richard K.; Chrzanowski, Peter
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.018

Heats, equilibrium constants, and free energies of formation of the C₃ to C₅ diolefins, styrene, and the methylstyrenes, p. 225
Kilpatrick, John E.; Beckett, Charles W.; Prosen, Edward J.; Pitzer, Kenneth S.; Rossini, Frederick D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.019

Accurate determination of the deadtime and recovery characteristics of Geiger-Müller counters, p. 241
Costrell, Louis
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.020

Heats of combustion and isomerization of the six C₇H₁₄ alkylcyclopentanes, p. 251
Johnson, Walter H.; Prosen, Edward J.; Rossini, Frederick D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.021

Surface available to nitrogen in hydrated portland cements, p. 257
Blaine, Raymond L.; Valis, Harold J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.022

Heat of isomerization of the two butadienes, p. 269
Prosen, Edward J.; Maron, Frances W.; Rossini, Frederick D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.023

Optical glass of interferometer and schlieren quality for wind-tunnel optics, p. 279
Tilton, Leroy W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.024

A standard of small capacitance, p. 287
Snow, Chester
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.025

Properties of aqueous solutions of perchloric acid, p. 309
Brickwedde, Langhorne H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.026

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Issue 4 April 1949

Characterization of some commercial soaps by x-ray diffraction, p. 331
Hattiangdi, Gopal S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.027

Characterization of alkali soaps by electron microscopy, p. 343
Hattiangdi, Gopal S.; Swerdlow, Max
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.028

Some physical chemical properties of aqueous solutions of soaps and soapless detergents, p. 361
Hattiangdi, Gopal S.; Walton, William W.; Hoffman, James I.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.029

Doubly charged ion spectra in mass spectra of hydrocarbons, p. 369
Mohler, Fred L.; Bloom, Evelyn G.; Wells, Edmund J.; Lengel, Jonathan H.; Wise, C.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.030

Heats, equilibrium constants, and free energies of formation of cyclopentene and cyclohexene, p. 379
Epstein, Morton B.; Pitzer, Kenneth S.; Rossini, Frederick D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.031

Preparation of calcium melibionate, p. 383
Walton, William W.; Isbell, Horace S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.032

Polarographic limiting currents, p. 387
Taylor, John K.; Smith, Roberta E.; Cooter, Irvin L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.033

Stress distribution near reinforced circular hole loaded by pin, p. 397
Levy, Samuel; Smith, Frank C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.034

Volumetric determination of columbium, p. 405
Knowles, Howard B.; Lundell, G.E.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.035

Effect of concentration on the viscosity of dilute solutions, p. 409
Simha, Robert
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.036

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Issue 5 May 1949

Acidic dissociation constant of ammonium ion at 0° to 50° C, and the base strength of ammonia, p. 419
Bates, Roger G.; Pinching, Gladys D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.037

Concrete as a protective barrier for gamma rays from radium, p. 431
Wyckoff, Harold O.; Kennedy, Robert J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.038

Transient vibration in an airplane wing obtained by several methods, p. 437
Ramberg, Walter
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.039

Use of plastic replicas in evaluating surface texture of enamels, p. 449
Richmond, Joseph C.; Francisco, Allen C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.040

An electric gage for measuring the inside diameter of tubes, p. 461
Brenner, Abner; Kellogg, Eugenia
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.041

Effect of boron on the structure and some physical properties of plain cast irons, p. 465
Krynitsky, Alexander I.; Stern, Harry
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.042

Improved single-unit Schiefer abrasion testing machine, p. 481
Schiefer, Herbert F.; Crean, Lawrence E.; Krasny, John F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.043

Pyrolysis of polyisobutene (Vistanex), polyisoprene, polybutadiene, GR-S, and polyethylene in a high vacuum, p. 499
Madorsky, Samuel L.; Straus, Sidney; Thompson, Dorothy; Williamson, Laura
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.044

Basis of the application of network equations to waveguide problems, p. 515
Kerns, David M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.045

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Issue 6 June 1949

A study of laboratory Bunsen burners for natural gas, p. 541
Eiseman, John H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.046

Studies on the purification of collagen, p. 557
Cassel, James M.; Kanagy, Joseph R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.047

Flame spectrum of acetylene from 1 to 5 microns, p. 567
Plyler, Earle K.; Humphreys, Curtis J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.048

Viscosity of deuterium oxide and water in the range 5° to 125° C, p. 573
Hardy, Robert C.; Cottington, Robert L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.049

Determination of efficiency of microwave bolometer mounts from impedance data, p. 579
Kerns, David M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.050

Ultraviolet absorption spectra of seven substituted benzenes, p. 587
Stair, Ralph
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.051

Acid-base equilibrium constants for the reaction of tribenzylamine with picric acid and with trinitro-m-cresol in benzene, from spectrophotometric data, p. 595
Davis, Marion M.; McDonald, E.A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.052

Transmission of reverberant sound through single walls, p. 605
London, Albert
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.053

Separation and identification of the major C₇ to C₁₀ components of triptene residue, p. 617
Pomerantz, Philip; Mears, Thomas W.; Howard, Frank L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.042.054