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Airborne radioactivity survey of the Miller Hill area, Carbon County, Wyoming
Aerial image shows the result of an airborne radioactive survey over an area of 65 square miles in the vicinity of Miller Hill, Carbon County, Wyoming with the approximate location of eleven radioactivity anomalies found. Text describes methods used and discusses the anomalies.
Airborne radioactivity survey of the Pumpkin Buttes area, Campbell and Johnson Counties, Wyoming
The accompanying map shows the results of an airborne radioactivity survey in an area of 800 square miles in Campbell and Johnson Counties, Wyoming.
Factors Affecting the Precipitation of Tubanyl Peroxide from Gunk Solutions at Reduced Temperatures
The following report presents data from the investigations on discovering factors affecting the precipitation of tubanyl peroxide from Alpha and Beta gunk solutions at reduced temperatures.
The Gasometric Determination of Nitrite and Sulfamate
This report covers an investigation made to develop a gasometric determination that can determine 1.2 x 10-(-5) g. of nitrite with a precision (99% limits) of +/- 8%, and discusses how this procedure works.
Mass Spectrometric Determination of Isotopic Ratio with Varying Ion Beam Intensity
Summary: "An apparatus is described which applies alternate pulses from two ion beams to a galvanometer network. The isotopic ratio is read directly from a potentiometer. The comparison is independent of ion beam intensity. This method is not practical for application to the standard Nier assay instrument because of the low ion currents normally used. It is suggested that this comparison method may have utility in a spectrometer utilizing a high intensity ion source such as capillary ore or condensed spark."
Radiation - Induced Mammary Gland Neoplasia in the Rat
In discussing this subject, data on radiation induced mammary gland neoplasia in the rat indicating that direct interaction between the radiation and target tissue is necessary for maximum neoplasia induction will be presented mainly. Other types of radiation induced neoplasia, in which little or no information on the mechanisms involved is available, will be discussed briefly. In particular, investigations on radiation induced mouse lymphoma will be reviewed, in which neoplasia appears to be an abscopal effect. Implications of these data will be discussed, particularly with regard to possible mechanisms involved, and extrapolation to man.
The Radiation Processing Research and Development Program at Brookhaven National Laboratory
The generic term "chemonuclear" has been assigned to any chemical process system using nuclear energy as the prime energy source. The type of effect which induces the chemical change, or produces the chemical is of importance in classifying the type of chemonuclear process, or reactor involved. Four types of effects are identified for this classification. These are radiation, thermal, electrical, and photolytic effects. The radiation effects include the interaction with matter of high energy particles, or photons carrying energy in the range of a million electron volts (MEV) or higher, and causing primarily ionization effects. Thermal effects include transfer of thermal energy to matter and usually is directed towards producing a thermodynamic equilibrium in the system. Electrical effects are concerned with interaction with matter of particles carrying energy in the range of electron volts up to thousands of electron volts (EV to KEV). The photolytic effects utilize photon energy in the range of infrared through the visible to the ultraviolet radiation (IR, Visible, and UV). As is evident, this classification is somewhat arbitrary since it is primarily based on a division of the energy spectrum which is in reality continuous. It does, however, separate the more conventional methods of inducing chemical reactions from the less conventional, and demonstrates the various techniques in the utilization of nuclear energy. All these techniques must be compared when selecting an economically competitive process.
Secondary Tetanus Antitoxin Responses in Mice Elicited Prior to Irradiation
The pioneer study by Benjamin and Sluka in 1908 on inhibition of antibody formation by X-rays revealed the importance of the temporal relationship between exposure to radiation and injection of antigen. X-radiation delivered three days before injection of beef serum inhibited precipitin formation in rabbits. A similar exposure to X-rays delivered three days after injection of the antigen failed to repress production of specific antibody. These observations were partially confirmed in 1915 when Hektoen reported inhibition of hemolysin production in the rat when X-radiation was delivered either before or after injection of sheep red cells. Although an absolute difference in radiosensitivity was not evident, the depressant effect of radiation on antibody production appeared to be less effective when radiation was given after injection of the antigen.
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