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Heat Transfer Rates for Cross-flow of Water Through a Tube Bank at Reynolds Numbers up to a Million: Part II. Circumferential Variation of Film Coefficient for Individual Tubes.

Description: The tube bank used in this study consisted of 200 tubes, 10 wide and 20 deep. They were made of nickel, had an outside diameter and thickness of 0.810 and 0.063 inches, respectively, and were spaced on equilateral triangular corners, 1.28 inches apart. The purpose of the work was to determine the circumferential, or angular, variation of the film coefficient for individual tubes at various locations in the tube bank, with water flowing at 360°F and Reynolds numbers in the range 28,000 to 1,200,… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Dwyer, O. E.; Shechan, T. V. & Weisman, Joel
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The LCAO-MO Study of the Thermochromism of Bianthrone

Description: An LCAO-MO calculation of the energies of the states of bianthrone with the anthracene ring systems respectively coplanar and perpendicular indicates that the latter state should be more energetic than the former state by about 3.3 kcal. This compares quite favorably with the experimental data of Grubb et al. which show that the thermally excited state of bianthrone observed in the phenomenon of thermochromism is more energetic than the ground state by 3.5 kcal.
Date: unknown
Creator: Matlow, Shelden, L.
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Preparation of Soluble Monoamine Oxidase

Description: Since its discovery in 1928 monoamine oxidase has stubbornly resisted various attempts at purification. An explanation for this behavior emerged from the demonstration of the enzyme's intimate adherence to the cytoplasmic particulate elements. Various efforts were subsequently made to release this system into solution by means of disruption of these bodies. The result was either loss of activity or the production of smaller microscopic particles to which in turn the enzyme was attached. Such e… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Cotzias, G. C.; Serlin, I. & Greenough, J. J.
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Sex-linked Lethal Mutations Induced by Thermal Neutrons in Male and Female Drosophila Melanogaster

Description: The experiments to be described are concerned with a comparative study of the mutagenic effectiveness of thermal neutrons in producing sex-linked lethal mutations in male and female Drosophila melanogaster. Some of this work has appeared previously in abstract form. Preliminary comparative studies of the mutagenic effectiveness of X-rays in producing sex-linked lethal mutations in male and female Drosophila have already been described. The most extensive study to date on cytogenetic changes acc… more
Date: unknown
Creator: King, R. C. & Wood, Eunice, M.
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Neutron Capture Gamma Ray Spectra

Description: A series of measurements was performed to investigate the gamma ray spectra, in the region from about 100 kev to about 3 Mev, resulting from the capture of thermal neutrons in a number of elements. The purpose of the experiment was to supplement the high energy capture gamma ray data in order to remove some of the ambiguities from the proposed energy level schemes and to obtain information for the Shielding Group of Brookhaven National Laboratory on elements normally found in reactors.
Date: November 1, 1953
Creator: Reier, Melvin
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Xenon Concentration Changes in Brain and Other Body Tissues of the Dog During Inhalation of the Gas

Description: A study has been made of xenon concentration changes in brain and other body tissues of the dog during inhalation of radioactive xenon. The xenon concentrations of the thalamus, hypothalamus, caudate nucleus and medulla oblongata were similar and significantly higher than those of the cerebral parietal cortex at the two and six minute periods of inhalation. Whereas four of the five brain tissues studied were saturated within about six minutes, the cerebral parietal cortex may not be completely… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Pittinger, C. B.; Featherstone, R. M.; Gross, E. G.; Stickley, E. E. & Levy, L.
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AEC Research and Development Report: Yield of Kr-85 and Xe-133 in the Thermal Neutron Fission of U-235 and Yield of Kr-85 in the Thermal Neutron Fission of Pu-239

Description: We have made absolute radiochemical measurements of the yields of Kr-85 and Xe-133 in the thermal neutron fission of U-235, and of Kr-85 in the thermal neutron fission of Pu-239. For Kr-85 in U-235 fission, the mean of eight measurements gives the ratio, X/T, of fission yield to half-life: X/T = 0.0253%/yr; σ = 1.59%; 99-1 error of the mean = 2.41%. For Kr-85 in Pu-239 fission, the mean of three measurements gives X/T = 0.0092%/yr; σ = 4.3%. Here σ is the standard deviation of a single measurem… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Katcoff, Seymour & Rubinson, William
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The Role of Internal Conversion in the Study of Isomeric Transitions

Description: A short review of the field of internal conversions. Isomeric transitions teach us many details of nuclear structure. In these studies electromagnetic theory is considered as a "tool". It is a quite quantitative tool in the case of "internal conversion" - a phenomenon which has been widely studied for many years. Internal conversion takes place in competition with γ-ray emission: a fraction of the nuclei in excited states decay by γ-ray emission, the remaining fraction by transferring the energ… more
Date: June 24, 1954
Creator: Goldhaber, M.
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Studies on the Thyroidal Uptake of Astatine in the Rat

Description: The comparative approach to the study of thyroid function, as illustrated by the studies of Gorbman, Gudernatsch and Payne on lower vertebrates, has been profitable. Another type of comparative approach has been made, chiefly by Baumann, by studying the ability of the thyroid to accumulate various members of the halogen group of elements. This work dates from the fundamental demonstration by Baumann that the thyroid is capable of concentrating iodine. The introduction of radioisotopes of iodine… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Shellabarger, C. J., Ph. D. & Godwin, John, T., M.D.
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The Effect of Certain Gases on the Radiosensitivity of Habrobracon During Development

Description: Groups of Habrobracon during postembryonic development were exposed to X-rays in the presence of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and hydrogen. The effects on development to adulthood were observed. Pupae exposed to 100 per cent oxygen (without X-radiation) were arrested in their development. Diploid female pupae were more resistant to X-rays and more sensitive to oxygen than were comparable haploid male pupae. Groups of Habrobracon irradiated during the larva-in-cocoon stage in the presence of… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, A. M. & Herr, E. B., Jr.
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Metabolic Effects of Marked Sodium Restriction in Hypertensive Patients: III. Skin Electrolyte Losses

Description: The increasing use of prolonged Na restriction in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases in particular, makes study of long-term Na balance pertinent. With diets which contain 2 to 7 mEq. Na per day, combined urine and stool losses average 1 to 5 mEq. Na per day. Therefore, over an extended period the loss of electrolyte through the skin assumes importance. It is well known that marked sweating may be associated with considerable loss of NaCl through the skin. However, except for Benedict's c… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Dahl, Lewis, K., M. D.; Stall, Bernard, G., III, M. D. & Cotzias, George, C., M. D.
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Studies with Radiophosphorus in Drosophila. V. Quantitative Studies on the Phosphorus Balance of Adult Female Flies Feeding Upon Yeast

Description: A study was made of the movement of the phosphorus of yeast ingested by adult female Drosophila melanogaster. It was found that seventy to eighty percent of the phosphorus in yeast is extracted during its passage along the gut. An average of 90% of the extractable phosphorus of the meal has passed through the gut to other tissues by the time the digestive tract has emptied. Incorporation of medium P into eggs is very rapid. Eggs laid by week old females contain over thirty times as much exogeno… more
Date: unknown
Creator: King, R. C. & Wilson, Louise, P.
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Studies of the Radiation Syndrome in Drosophila Melanogaster

Description: Irradiation with approximately 60,000r kills fasted adult Drosophila melanogaster within one day and is lethal to 60% of the non-fasted flies within two weeks. Males die sooner than females. However, males show little or no modification of phosphorus turnover and maintain their weights at control values. In contrast, the rate of growth of irradiated females is slowed down, but the flies eventually reach weights in excess of controls. Irradiated females have fast and slow phases of phosphorus tu… more
Date: unknown
Creator: King, R. C. & Wilson, Louise, P.
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Cytogenetic Analysis of a Spontaneous Pre-Meiotic Mutation in Maize

Description: The paucity of pre-meiotic mutations in maize has prompted a cytogenetic analysis of one which occurred at the R locus. Cytogenetic tests of a spontaneous pre-meiotic R --> r mutation indicate that it is an autonomous mutation for the R locus. No evidence was found for a factor, other than the R locus, as a causal agent for the mutation. The mutant behaves as a stable r allele. No evidence was found for chromosomal alteration, pollen or transmission sterility. Thus, within the limits of the tes… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Dollinger, E. J. & Singleton, W. R.
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Computation of Soil Moisture at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Description: The high incidence of drought conditions in recent years has caused considerable concern among agriculturalists in eastern Long Island. A convenient method of computing soil moisture on a daily basis has therefore been sought in order to provide a quantitative estimate of present and past conditions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, Robert, M.
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Preparation of Radioactive Iron from Tissue for Assay of Activity

Description: Estimation of radioactive iron in tissues from animals given this material has commonly involved the following: The iron is separated from wet-ashed tissue as the sulfide or oxide, or from dry-ashed tissue as a complex with isopropyl ether or cupferron. The iron is converted to the oxalate or citrate and then electroplated on copper as preparation for estimation of radioactivity.
Date: unknown
Creator: Klein, J., Raymond & Bianchi, Paul
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Procedure for Annealing Operation

Description: By heating the normally cool areas of graphite to temperatures of 200°C or higher, it is evident that a substantial portion of the energy stored will be released. The physical dimension change which is associated with the radiation damage of graphite has been noted to partially recover under laboratory conditions when this amount of stored energy is released. This latter phenomenon is of prime interest in this operation. If a dimension recovery is noted on the gross structure, a solution to cer… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Powell, R. W.
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Instrumentation and Control of the Brookhaven Nuclear Reactor

Description: Safe startup and operation of the nuclear reactor requires neutron sensing instruments to cover a range of about 10^9. This coverage is obtained by a counting rate meter, a period meter, and a high level power indicator. At normal operating levels, the reactor is regulated by the high level power controller and protected by the high level trips. Emergency shutdown of the reactor can be initiated by any one of the 54 different conditions. Since these safety circuits are almost 100% "fail safe",… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Binns, J. E.
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The Determination of Exchange Rates in Three-Compartment Steady-State Closed Systems Through the Use of Tracers

Description: Previous analyses of the behavior of tracers in three-compartment systems are incomplete, are scattered throughout the literature and are expressed in a confusing variety of notations. This article purports to unify the previous contributions and further to develop the application of the mathematical basis involved in the interpretation of experimental data, with emphasis on the relationship between the behavior of tracers and the exchange rates of their carriers in steady-state systems.
Date: unknown
Creator: Robertson, J. S.; Tosteson, D. C. & Gamble, J. L., Jr.
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Modification of General Eletric SPG Goniometer for Single-Crystal Neutron Diffraction Measurements

Description: A miniaturized goniometer for single-crystal neutron diffraction has been described previously. The present note describes a second single-crystal instrument, which consists of a modification of the commercially-available General Electric "SPG" X-Ray Spectrogoniometer. The specimen holder, incident slit system and Geiger counter mount is removed from the SPG instrument. A divided circle is mounted on the specimen holder table, and this circle is rotatable by means of a worn-gear. The worn and g… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Pepinsky, R. & Frazer, B. C.
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0-2 kv Flash Tube Supplies

Description: In order to perform the various experiments with a bubble chamber, a high intensity flash tube is used. This report briefly describes the power supplies designed and constructed to power these lamps.
Date: March 15, 1962
Creator: Miller, D. M.
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Paper for Glasgow Conference on Nuclear Physics: Cosmotron Production of Heavy Mesons

Description: One might expect that the Cosmotron would offer certain advantages over cosmic rays for the study of heavy unstable particles; provided, of course, that it can produce them. In the first place, the conditions under which they are produced could be controlled to a considerably greater extent. In the second place, it might be possible to arrange conditions under which they would be observed more abundantly, an actual beam of heavy mesons being the ideal situation.
Date: July 1954
Creator: Thorndike, A. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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