Neutral decays and {gamma} conversions have been analyzed in an exposure of the NAL 30 hydrogen bubble chamber to 205 GeV/c pions. This paper presents preliminary results on inclusive cross sections for the production of {Upsilon}'s, K{sub s}{sup 0}'s, {Lambda}{sup 0}'s and {bar {Lambda}}{sup 0}'s by 205 GeV/c {pi}{sup -}p interactions. The experiment was done in the NAL 30 hydrogen bubble chamber. Six hundred and sixty-four neutral decays (or conversions) found in a scan of 3058 {pi}{sup -}p interactions were measured. During measurement, three percent of these events were rejected as not pointing to the primary vertex. Another 29% were discarded by a fiducial volume cut on the neutral vertex.

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Letter opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Dual employment - whether a member of the Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation may simultaneously serve as a member of the State Board of Education of the Central Education Agency.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Is a Road and Bridge Warrant Coupon dated April 10, 1939, a valid claim and should it be approved for payment?

A joint design and ultrasonic welding schedule capable of making a leak-tight pressure joint in nylon was developed. This will permit the replacement of polystyrene with nylon for cell cases on a nickel--cadmium battery.

Preliminary data are presented on {pi}-production in inclusive pp interactions at 200 GeV/c using the NAL 30-inch bubble chamber and downstream wide-gap spark chambers. Correlations between {pi}{sup -}'s are studied. No strong short-range correlation effect is seen in contrast to ISR results. Further details of the physical characteristics of the hybrid system and track reconstruction are described in accompanying papers. In this paper they present preliminary results on correlations between {pi}{sup -}'s in 200 GeV/c pp interactions obtained from the NAL 30-inch bubble chamber-wide gap spark chamber hybrid system. The physical characteristics of the hybrid system and track reconstruction are described in accompanying papers. The data came from a film sample of 5,000 pictures. By selecting frames with no upstream bubble chamber wall interactions and with the number of beam tracks less than 15, they have obtained 596 events (1604 negative tracks) from all topologies in the first measurement pass. By detecting high momentum secondaries in the spark chambers, they have obtained a complete momentum spectra in the entire range of kinematic variables.

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Much of what is presented here is indicative of our national trends in computing. To review and bring in the international scope at the same time, the following points are enumerated: 1. There are but few new ventures in the competition for the high performance end of the computer market. 2. The competition for the middle range of computers is very great internationally. 3. The number and varieties of minicomputers are growing at a phenomenal rate throughout the world. There is no question but that the number of manufacturers and number of systems built will continue to accelerate for some time to come. 4. In all these systems, because of rapid price decreases, memory size will increase. 5. Software is becoming more complex and will continue to do so. Most systems will be based on existing systems. 6. Peripherals will improve in performance at lower cost, but will remain of the same magnetic variety in large measure. 7. Networks are in'' today and probably will remain so for quite some time in the broad sense of the word. Computer utilities are a long way off---if every they materialize. (LMT)

Thesis. Microwave resonant cavity frequency shift measurements are made to determine the electron density of an electrostatically confined, spherically symmetric helium plasma. Appropriate electron-density distribution functions are assumed and then used to relate the frequency shift to the central electron density. Results from electron injection, with currents of up to 200 mA, accelerating voltages from 100 to 450 V, and pressures of 5.0, 1.0, and 0.5 mTorr, suggest that a potential well is formed and that the minimum value of perveance required for well formation depends on the accelerating voltage and the pressure. Maximum electron densities of 9.5 x 10/sup 9//cm/sup 3/ are measured. Electron densities of 5.5 x 10/sup 9//cm/sup 3/ are measured during ion injection with currents of up to 20 mA at accelerating voltages between 0.5 kV and 5.0 kV and pressures of 5.0, 1.0, and 0.5 mTorr. Electron densities measured during ion injection show remarkable agreement with those predicted by an earlier theoretical model. (auth)

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The pipe rupture study is designed to extend the understanding of failure-causing mechanisms and to provide improved capability for evaluating reactor piping systems to minimize the probability of failures. Following a detailed review to determine the effort most needed to improve nuclear system piping (Phase I), analytical and experimental efforts (Phase II) were started in 1965. The recent accomplishments of a broad program in (a) fatigue studies through both bench-scale and large-component tests, (b) at-reactor tests of the effect of primary coolant environment on the fatigue behavior of piping steels, and (c) failure probability study of actual reactor piping systems, are presented. (auth)

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Thesis. A tandem electrostatic energy analyzer molecular beam apparatus was built for studying low energy inelastic 180 deg scattering of alkali ions from molecules. A beam of essentially monoenergetic ions is produced by a first analyzer and is focused on the center of a scattering cell containing essentially stationary molecules. Ions which are not significantly deflected in their laboratory motion after collisions with the molecules are energy analyzed with a second analyzer.'Ine scattered beam intensity detected at a particular final laboratory energy is attributable to collisions resulting in a distinct amount of inelasticity. The Na/sup +/ H/sub 2/, HD, D/sub 2/ scattering was studied in the relative energy range of 0.74 to 30. eV. The Na/sup +/ -- D/sub 2/ system shows predominantly vibrationally elastic scattering below 8 eV relative energy. Above 8 eV the most probable inelasticity observed increases monotonically with the initial collision energy and is comparable to excitation to higher vibrational levels. At 17 eV this inelasticity is 3.92 eV. Classical trajectory calculations are used to study the contribution of different collision orientations to the scattering spectra. It is found that collisions in which the projectile approaches the molecule along the bisector of its bond yield the …

Solutions of the Schrodinger equation with a realistic potential are carried out in detail. To check the methods, a few boundbound, bound-free, and free-free cross sections were calculated and values compared with existing calculations and experimental data. These comparisons, along with a listing of the computer code in its bound-free form, are included. (auth)

The development of higher energies and better resolution in heavy-ion beams has led to a resurgence of interest in transfer reactions at energies well above the Coulomb barrier. Direct reactions with heavy ions are discussed in some detail. Heavy-ion reactions open up the possibility of new methods of spectroscopy, e.g., elastic transfer. Differential cross sections for heavy-ion ' transfer reactions are often featureless; however, some data show diffractive effects. The high angular momenta associated with recoil effects in heavy-ion reactions can be exploited to perform selective spectroscopy on light nuclei. Although most heavy-iontransfer data suggest that reactions proceed in a direct fashion, recent experiments indicate the presence of second-order multistep processes. Correlated nucleon transfer and transfer of many nucleons (e.g., (12C, alpha )) are also being investigated. (20 figures, 3 tables, 93 references) (RWR)

From international symposium on high energy physics; Tokyo, Japan (23 Jul 1973). A simple SU(3)-symmetric dual model for meson--baryon scattering is constructed using the crossing invariant duality solution for baryon exchange degeneracy. Predictions of the model for forward pi N scattering, for backward meson --baryon scattering, and for elastic widths of baryons are discussed. (LBS)

The lymph node clearance of /sup 239/Pu O/sub 2/ administered as insoluble particles from subcutaneous implants was studied in adult beagles to simulate accidental contamination of hand wounds. External scintillation data were collected from the popliteal lymph nodes of each dog after 9.2 to 39.4 mu Ci of plutonium oxide was subcutaneously implanted into the left or right hind paws. The left hind paw was armputated 4 weeks after implantation to prevent continued deposition of plutonium oxide particles in the left popliteal lymph node. Groups of 3 dogs were sacrificed 4, 8, 16, and 32 weeks after plutonium implantation for histopathologic, electron microscopic, and radiochemical analysis of regional lymph nodes. An additional group of dogs received treatment with the chelating agent diethyenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA). Plutonium rapidly accumulated in the popliteal lymph nodes after subcutaneous injection into the hind paw, and 1 to 10% of the implant dose was present in the popliteal lymph nodes at the time of necropsy. Histopathologic changes in the popliteal lymph nodes with plutonium particles were characterized primarily by reticular cell hyperplasia, increased numbers of macrophages, necrosis, and fibroplasia. Eventually, the plutonium particles became sequestered by scar tissue that often replaced the entire architecture of the …

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Studies on waste fixation in low solubility silicate glasses and advanced disposal concepts for solidified high-level radioactive wastes at the Pacific Northwest Laboratory are reviewed. Waste disposal concepts being evaluated include geologic, seabed, ice sheet, extraterrestrial, and transmutation. (TFD)

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The specific heat of noncrystalline solids differs from that predicted by the Debye model by amounts much larger than is known for crystalline solids. This deviation is most pronounced at temperatures below 1 deg K. Near 0.1 deg K. the experimental specific heat approaches a linear temperature dependence and is up to 30 times larger than predicted by the Debye model. This paper describes Brillouin scattering experiments, and also measurements of the thermal conductivity in thin glass fibers. This work is aimed at elucidating the nature of the excitations responsible for this large specific heat. It is concluded that Debye phonons have sufficiently long lifetimes to be considered as good normal modes in noncrystalline solids and also that these phonons are the main carriers of heat at low temperatures. (11 figures. 29 references) (auth)

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