A Century of Excellence in Measurements, Standards, and Technology

A Chronicle of Selected NBS/NIST Publications, 1901-2000

NIST Special Publication 958
David R. Lide, Editor

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Front Cover. Title Page. Contents. (1000 kb) This PDF icon brings up a PDF file  This HTML icon brings up an HTML file

002 Introduction, David R. Lide.(45 kb)This brings up a PDF file  This brings up an HTML file

005 The Absolute Measurement of Inductance, Jeffrey, N. B. Belecki, and J.F. Mayo-Wells. (672 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

007 Determination of the Constants of Total Radiation From a Black Body, Albert C. Parr. (60 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

010 The Testing of Thermal Insulators, Robert R. Zarr. (360 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

014 Precipitation Hardening of Metal Alloys, Sam Coriell.(309 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

016 Construction and Operation of a Simple Homemade Radio Receiving Outfit, Brian Belanger. (93 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

019 Methods for Standardizing and Testing Precision Gage Blocks, Ted Doiron. (63 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

022 Recommended Minimum Requirements for Small Dwelling Construction, Joel P. Zingeser. (124 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

025 Visibility of Radiant Energy, Jonathan E. Hardis. (48 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

028 Test of the Severity of Building Fires, David Evans, Daniel Gross, and Richard Wright. (817 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

033 Calculation of Compounds in Portland Cements, Geoffrey Frohnsdorff. (590 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

038 Development of the Visual-Type Airway Radio-Beacon System, Hans J. Oser. (833 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file 

043 A Hydrogen Isotope of Mass 2, Walter J. Hamer and H. Steffen Peiser .(79 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

046 Air Flow and Turbulence in Boundary Layers, Norman A. Mease and James E. Potzick. (138 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

049 Thermodynamic Properties of Water and Steam for Power Generation, Allan H. Harvey and Johanna M. H. Levelt Sengers. (583 kb)

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053 Absolute Pressure Calibrations of Microphones, Victor Nedzelnitsky. (47 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

056 Absolute Determination of the Ampere, E. R. Williams, R. E. Elmquist, N. B. Belecki, and J. F. Mayo-Wells. (133 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

059 Radio Proximity Fuzes, John W. Lyons, E. A. Brown, and B. Fonoroff. 90 kb in pdf This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

063 Stability of Double-Walled Manganin Resistors, R. Dziuba, N. B. Belecki, and J. F. Mayo-Wells. (1293 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

066 Manufacture of Paper for War Maps and Other Applications, William K. Wilson. (44 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

069 Transmission of Sound Waves in Gases at Low Pressures, Thomas M. Proctor. (122 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

073 Atomic Energy Levels and Other Spectroscopic Data, Wolfgang L. Wiese. (371 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

077 Iteration Method for the Solution of the Eigenvalue Problem of Linear Differential and Integral Operators, Dianne P. O'Leary.(330 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

081 Methods of Conjugate Gradients for Solving Linear Systems, Dianne P. O'Leary. (375 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file 

086 Computer Development at the National Bureau of Standards, Russell A. Kirsch. (378 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

090 Thermal Converters as AC-DC Transfer Standards for Current and Voltage Measurements at Audio Frequencies, J. R. Kinard, Jr., N. B. Belecki, and J. F. Mayo-Wells. (1263 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

093 Selected Values of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties, David R. Lide. (367 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

097 Applied Inorganic Analysis, Charles M. Beck II. (41 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

100 The Diamond Anvil Pressure Cell, Gasper Piermarini and Stanley Block. (659 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

104 Polymer Crystallization With Folded Chains, Freddy Khoury, John Hoffman, and Tom Davis. (412 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

107 Cryogenic Engineering, Richard H. Kropschot. (402 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

111 Reversal of the Parity Conservation Law in Nuclear Physics, Ralph P. Hudson. (92 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

116 Effects of Configuration Interaction on Intensities and Phase Shifts, Charles W. Clark. (252 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

120 Electromagnetic Waves in Stratified Media, D. A. Hill. (1490 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

123 "Second Breakdown" in Transistors, Harry A. Schafft. (43 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

126 Stress Relaxation With Finite Strain, Elliot Kearsley and Barry Bernstein. (349 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

129 Realistic Evaluation of the Precision and Accuracy of Instrument Calibration Systems, M. Carroll Croarkin. (495 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

132 Experimental Statistics, M. Carroll Croarkin. (141 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

135 Handbook of Mathematical Functions, Ronald F. Boisvert and Daniel W. Lozier. (966 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

140 Paths, Trees, and Flowers, Christoph Witzgall, Ronald Boisvert, Geraldine Cheok, Saul Gass, Alan Goldman, and James Lawrence. (184 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

145 Concepts, Terminology, and Notation for Optical Modulation, Calvin S. McCamy. (261 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

149 Theory of Light Scattering in Fluids, Raymond D. Mountain.(46 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

152 Scaling Analysis of Thermodynamic Properties in the Critical Region of Fluids, Raymond D. Mountain. (54 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

155 Resonance Tunneling of Field Emitted Electrons Through Adsorbates on Metal Surfaces, J. W. Gadzuk. (87 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

160 Quantitative Electron Probe Microanalysis, Dale E. Newbury. (326 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

164 Limits for Qualitative Detection and Quantitative Determination, Richard M. Lindstrom. (62 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

167 Traceability: An Evolving Concept, Brian Belanger, Stanley Rasberry, Ernest Garner, Carroll Brickencamp, and Charles Ehrlich. (617 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

172 Code for Information Interchange, Martha M. Gray. (49 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

174 Consumer Information Series, Walter G. Leight and W. Reeves Tilley. (198 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

178 Theory of Isoperibol Calorimetry for Laser Power and Energy Measurement, Thomas R. Scott.(61 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

181 Influence of Water on Crack Growth in Glass, Edwin Fuller, William Luecke, and Stephen Freiman. (220 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

184 Phase Equilibria Diagrams, Ronald Munro, Howard McMurdie, Helen Ondik, and Terrell Vanderah. (383 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

188 Determination of Reduced Cells in Crystallography, Alan D. Mighell, Vicky Lynn Karen, and Ronald Munro. (61 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

191 Speed of Light From Direct Frequency and Wavelength Measurements, Donald B. Sullivan. (474 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

194 Connecting Visible Wavelength Standards With X Rays and {gamma}Rays, Richard D. Deslattes. (1103 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

200 Laser Cooling of Atoms, D. B. Sullivan.(586 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

203 Spin-Polarized Electrons, Daniel T. Pierce and Robert J. Celotta. (96 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

209 Needs for Radioactivity Standards and Measurements in Different Fields, Bert Coursey. (196 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

214 The Topografiner: An Instrument for Measuring Surface Microtopography, J. S. Villarurubia, R. D. Young, F. Scire, E. C. Teague, and J. W. Gadzuk. (256 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

219 Electron-Stimulated Desorption, Ted Madey anfd John Yates. (968 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

224 Photochemistry of Small Molecules, James R. McNesby and Ralph Klein. (51 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

227 Role of Standard Reference Materials in Measurement Systems, Thomas E. Gills. (64 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

230 Metrology and Standardization to Assist Industrializing Economies, Lewis M. Branscomb. (51 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

234 Publications Taking Us Toward a Metric America, Ralph A. Richter. (1739 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

237 A New Approach to Manipulator Control: The Cerebellar Model Articulation Controller, James S. Albus. (69 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

241 Three Dimensional Metrology, Ted Doiron.(1731 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

246 Initial Graphics Exchange Specifications, Sharon K. Kemmerer.(92 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

250 Data Encryption Standard, William E. Burr. (46 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

254 OMNIDATA and the Computerization of Scientific Data, John R. Rumble, Jr. (47 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

258 FORTRAN Test Programs, John Cugini. (40 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

260 Design and Evaluation Criteria for Energy Conservation in New Buildings, Jim L. Heldenbrand.(1905 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

266 Computer Program for Heating and Cooling Loads in Buildings, George Walton. (90 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

270 Methods for Testing and Rating the Performance of Heating and Air Conditioning Systems, James E. Hill. (502 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

275 System for Fire Safety Evaluation of Health Care Facilities, Harold Nelson. (549 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

280 Estimation of Rate of Heat Release by Means of Oxygen Consumption Measurements, Kenneth D. Steckler. (43 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

283 Probability-Based Load Criteria for Structural Design, Bruce R. Ellingwood. (821 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

289 Resistivity-Dopant Density Relationship for Phosphorus-Doped Silicon, W. R. Thurber. (53 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

291 Critical Data for Critical Needs, John R. Rumble, Jr. (73 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file 

294 Materials at Low Temperatures, Fred Fickett. (287 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

297 Optical Fiber Characterization, D. L. Franzen. (54 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

300 Quasicrystals, Ronald Munro, Frank Gale, and Carol Handwerker. (141 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

303 Protein Crystallography by Joint X-Ray and Neutron Diffraction, Norman F. Berk 81 kb in pdf  This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

306 Strain Effects in Superconducting Compounds, J. W. Ekin.(90 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

309 Dental Research at the National Bureau of Standards, John Tesk and Ronald Munro.(291 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

313 Handbook for Standard Reference Materials Users, Thomas E. Gills. (37 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

315 A Practical Josephson Voltage Standard at One Volt, Y. Tang, N. B. Belecki, and J. F. Mayo-Wells. (1093 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

319 Plane-Wave Scattering-Matrix Theory of Antennas and Antenna-Antenna Interactions, A. G. Repjar and J. F. Mayo-Wells. (46 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

322 The Automated Manufacturing Research Facility, James S. Albus. (107 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

328 Submicrometer Linewidth Metrology, Michael T. Postek and Robert D. Larrabee. (232 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

331 Observation of Atoms Laser-Cooled Below the Doppler Limit, Steven Rolston (149 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

334 Laser-Excited Hot-Electron Induced Desorption, J. W. Gadzuk. (772 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

339 Measurement of the Universal Gas Constant Using an Acoustic Resonator, Michael R. Moldover. (90 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

344 Thermal and Oxidative Degradation of Polymers, Takashi Kashiwagi.(47 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

347 HAZARD I: Software for Fire Hazard Assessment, Richard Bukowski.(228 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file 

350 Analysis of the Catastrophic Rupture of a Pressure Vessel, Tom Siewert (67 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

353 Curing Those Uncontrollable Fits of Interaction, Don Libes. (81 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

357 Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence, Curt Reimann and Debbie Smyth.(38 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

359 The Advanced Technology Program, Robert Sienkiewicz and Richard N. Spivack.(591 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

363 NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Anita O'Brien. (40 kb)This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

366 Questions and Answers on Quality, Maureen Breitenberg. 35 kb in pdf  This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

368 Uniformity in Weights and Measures Laws and Regulations, Joan Koenig.(1099 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

371 Certification of 10 µm Diameter Polystyrene Spheres ("Space Beads"), Tom Lettieri. (1126 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

375 Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Dilute Atomic Vapor, James Faller.(687 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file

379 Index, David R. Lide. (38 kb) This brings up an HTML file This brings up a PDF file


 

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