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The Precision Drop Glider (PDG)

Description: Report describing a study to determine the feasibility of the para-glider concept as an improved method for controlled air delivery of supplies and equipment. The development of an experimental precision drop glider (PDG) system is described in the report. Flight test data is presented and analyzed in the report.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Forehand, J. Everette
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena, Volume 6, Number 3, March 1964

Description: Monthly report containing a chronological listing, by state, of hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail, floods, drought conditions, lightning, high winds, snow, temperature extremes and other weather phenomena. It also provides information on storm paths, deaths, injuries, and property damage.
Date: April 30, 1964
Creator: United States. Weather Bureau.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of 1200ºF Sodium on Austenitic and Ferritic Steels Progress Report: March 1964

Description: This is the forty-third progress report from March 1964 detailing progress made in areas such as the completion of feasibility tests for Test 3 on stainless steel specimens in high carbon sodium, the completion of all phases for Test 4 after finishing tensile runs in helium, and reasonings behind the creation of Test 5.
Date: April 27, 1964
Creator: Andrews, R. C.; Barker, K. R. & Werner, R. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Chemonuclear and Radiation Chemical Process Development Program at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Description: For the purpose of developing peacetime uses for atomic energy, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission has established broad effort on the use nuclear energy for the production of chemicals in the Radiation Division of the Nuclear Engineering Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The program includes radiation chemistry research, engineering development and demonstration, and economic evaluation. By way of introducing the present activities in the BNL program, a review of the various … more
Date: April 1964
Creator: Steinberg, Meyer, 1924- & Manowitz, Bernard, 1922-2018
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ferroelectric Hysteresis Bridge

Description: A transistorized version of the Ferroelectric Hysteresis Bridge proposed by Diamant, Drenck, and Pepinski has been built. This instrument performs in the same manner as the one build after the design of the above mentioned authors. The range of compensation is increased in the new device. The description of the basic bridge and ferroelectric properties is well given by the above authors and I won't dwell on it.
Date: April 21, 1964
Creator: Jacobs, J. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Extracorporeal Irradiation of the Blood in the Study of Lymphocyte

Description: Extracorporeal irradiation was developed initially as an adjunct to study the rale of lymphocytes in radiation injury. During the period of developed by ourselves and others, knowledge on lymphocytes grew at a rapid pace and clearly now there are numerous areas in which ECI should be actively applied both in the study of fundamental physiological phenomena and the possible application in human disease. Like all other departures in experimental medicine, only time and patience will tell whether … more
Date: April 21, 1964
Creator: Cronkite, Eugene P.
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A High Capacity Digital Data Handling System for Use with Counter Hodoscopes and Digitized Spark Chambers in On-Line Computer Experiments

Description: The previous talk described our use of a counter hodoscope system with a digital data handler and on-line computer for AGS experiments on elastic scattering of elementary particles at high energy. As was indicated there, even in this first and conceptually simplest of the new breed of counter experiments generated by this technique, the size of the digital data handler was a severe limit on the performance of the experiment. In the first part of this paper, we describe the new digital data hand… more
Date: April 21, 1964
Creator: Foley, K. J.; Higinbotham, William A.; Lindenbaum, S. J.; Love, W. A.; Ozaki, S.; Potter, D. et al.
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Somatic Mutations and Carcinogenesis

Description: The mutation theory of carcinogenesis is old and well-known to all workers in the field. It is an extremely attractive theory and there are many pieces of evidence which argue in its favor. Radiation, which is a very potent mutagenic agent, is also a very effective carcinogen. Most, if not all, of the chemical carcinogens are also mutagens. The virus theory for carcinogenesis is well-established in certain special cases, and in a very real sense this is a facet of mutation theory. A number of y… more
Date: April 16, 1964
Creator: Curtis, Howard J. (Howard James), 1906-
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A Beam Profile Indicator with Solid State Detectors

Description: The instrument described in this paper was built with the purpose of providing a display of the profile of secondary beams from high energy accelerators. It is capable of handling 105 particles per cm2 per machine pulse, assuming a 20 msec spill. The profile is measured by an array of 32 semiconductor detectors, 4 nm apart and arranged in the form of a cross. The detectors count the individual impinging particles. The total numbers of counts on each detector are fed continuously to a multichann… more
Date: April 10, 1964
Creator: Tepper, Luis; Miller, G. L. & Kycia, T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Exponential Signal Rate-Of-Rise Measurement Instrument

Description: The increasing exponential function e-at [a > 0] characterizes such natural events as gas discharges, neutron multiplication, and the transistor avalanche phenomenon. This report describes an instrument for measuring the rate of rise, a, of an increasing electrical exponential signal.
Date: April 6, 1964
Creator: Holladay, Gale; Behrin, Ervin & Campbell, Donald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Measuring Rotary Table Angle Error

Description: The angle errors of a rotary table can be accurately measured by stepping off the angles with an optical caliper and computing table error from (1) the error readings at each angle measured and (2) the cumulative caliper error that will be evident when the circle is closed at 360', eliminating the necessity of adjusting the caliper to the exact setting.
Date: April 27, 1964
Creator: Bryan, J. & Mohl, O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Deposition Of Thermal Energy By Nuclear Explosives

Description: A fraction of the energy released by the underground detonation of nuclear explosives is locally deposited as residual thermal energy. An accurate prediction of this usable fraction of the energy released is necessary to evaluate the feasibility of several of the proposed projects in the Plowshare Program. This paper will present a summary of the available data on residual thermal energy from nuclear detonations in three different geological media: tuff, halite, and granodiorite.
Date: April 6, 1964
Creator: Heckman, Richard A.
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The Equation Of State Of PBX 9404 And LX04-01

Description: The Chapman-Jouguet pressure and equation of state of the high explosives PBX 9404 and LX04-01 have been experimentally derived. To assure a strictly one-dimensional geometry, spheres of high explosives were used. Experimental measurements of the radius-time history of material accelerated by the explosive gases were used in conjunction with finite difference calculations of the hydrodynamic equations to obtain some previous inaccessible data on high explosives.
Date: April 27, 1964
Creator: Wilkins, Mark L.; Squier, Bailey & Halperin, Bertram
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The Effects Of Seismic Waves On Structures And Other Facilities

Description: The effects of explosion-induced ground motion must be evaluated in planning and executing any nuclear excavation project. For some projects ground use intensity may dictate the use of less-than-optimum yields to minimize damaging effects. In remote areas, weighing the alternatives of outright purchase of some property or use of smaller yields may be required. The cost of indemnifying owners against damage must be considered in any case. Discussions of the effects of ground motion on three broa… more
Date: April 24, 1964
Creator: Cauthen, Lewis J., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heavy Isotope Production By Nuclear Devices

Description: In November 1952 an event took place which was to have a profound effect on political alignments of the world. This event was the detonation of "Mike", the first large thermonuclear device. The political implications of this experiment overshadowed what has come to be a major advance in the development of scientific tools; the experimentally verified, extremely high thermal neutron flux observed in Mike. Subsequent to this observation, the Atomic Energy Commission established a study program to… more
Date: April 24, 1964
Creator: Dorn, David W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Calculation Of The Shock Wave From An Underground Nuclear Explosion In Granite

Description: In any underground nuclear explosion, the shock front that propagates from the shot point carries with it energy from the explosion, and distributes this energy by doing work on the surrounding material. In the process, the material undergoes changes in both its physical and mechanical states. If enough energy is deposited in the material, it will vaporize or melt thus changing its physical state, or cause it to crush or crack. During the past few years, special computer codes have been develop… more
Date: April 24, 1964
Creator: Butkovich, Theodore R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characteristics Of Radioactivity Produced By Nuclear Explosives

Description: The production of energy by nuclear reactions results in the production of radioactive nuclei. Therefore, in considering the possible utilization of nuclear explosives for peaceful purposes it is necessary to be able to predict the expected activities, their amounts, and dispositions. The amounts and kinds of radioactivities produced by detonation of a nuclear explosive are dependent upon the specific design of the explosive. The behavior and ultimate fate of the activities produced by the expl… more
Date: April 24, 1964
Creator: Miskel, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Calculation of Explosion-Produced Craters

Description: In this study, a physical-numerical model is used to investigate processes important for cratering, or excavation, physics for high-explosive sources in desert alluvium. High explosives do not vaporize much of the geological environment surrounding the initial cavity containing the explosive. Thus, a relatively simple, and in some cases a well-known, equation of state exists for the high-explosive cavity gas for pressure greater than 1 atmosphere. However, nuclear explosives are known to vapori… more
Date: April 24, 1964
Creator: Knox, Joseph B. & Terhune, R. W. (Robert William)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Contained Nuclear Detonations in Four Media - Geological Factors in Cavity and Chimney Formation

Description: Recent underground nuclear tests conducted by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission have yielded data on the effects of contained nuclear explosions in four rock mediums: tuff, alluvium, rock salt, and granite. This report presents and compares data obtained primarily through exploratory mining and drilling into the postshot environment of 35 such events.
Date: April 24, 1964
Creator: Boardman, Charles R.; Rabb, David D. & McArthur, Richard D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Thermal Conductivity of Uranium Monocarbide

Description: Uranium carbide shows promise as a fuel material for reactors operating at relatively high temperatures based on its high melting point, high uranium density and high thermal conductivity. Before refined reactor designs can be made, however, good quantitative data on the thermal conductivity at temperatures in excess of 1000C is required. This technical report presents data gathered as part of a continuing study aimed at determining the thermal conductivity of refractory uranium fuels as a func… more
Date: April 2, 1964
Creator: Sobon, J. T.; Miller, A. D. & DeCrescente, M. A. (Michael A.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The ScCl3-Sc System

Description: Experimental data supporting lower valence halides of scandium were not found in the literature. Our investigation was of the phase diagram of the ScCl3-Sc system, and also the vapor pressure-composition isotherm (at 960 degree) for this system. Investigation of the ScCl3-Sc system presented particular difficulties in comparison with analogous systems for rare earth elements in that ScCl3 is highly volatile (boiling pt. = 967 degree); according to our data the vapor pressure is 512 mm Hg measur… more
Date: April 1964
Creator: Polyachenok, O. G. & Novikov, G. I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Assessment of Certain Avenues of Improvement for Nuclear Desalination Technology

Description: From the questions which have been asked, I gather that I am expected to bring you the news of the latest exciting developments in desalination at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. However, the agenda for this meeting does not include reports of unfinished investigations; moreover, although there are some new ideas afoot at Oak Ridge, they are aimed toward the very large stations which are somewhat beyond the scope of the more current interests represented here. So instead of presenting new de… more
Date: April 1964
Creator: Hammond, R. Philip
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recent Studies of Boiling Burnout

Description: Five recent investigations of the critical heat flux in water systems are described. These studies were conducted in the interval from early 1963 through the present. The five studies are (1) Pool studies: inherent uncertainty in the critical heat flux; (2) Pool studies: heat transfer inside of horizontal, open ended heated tubes immersed in a pool; (3) Pool studies: natural-convection burnout of closed vertical channels; (4) Forced-convection investigations; subcooled boiling and burnout with … more
Date: April 1964
Creator: Gambill, W. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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