The Beta-Gamma Surface Dosage Rate from Natural Uranium (open access)

The Beta-Gamma Surface Dosage Rate from Natural Uranium

From summary: "Report discussing the beta-gamma dosage rate at the surface of a natural uranium disc. Measurements were taken using a Ryerson electrometer and an extrapolation ionization chamber."
Date: August 22, 1949
Creator: Kalmon, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbon 14 from Lead Nitrate (open access)

Carbon 14 from Lead Nitrate

Report describing the production of carbon 14 from Pb(NO3)2 in the Oak Ridge Nuclear Reactor via the reaction N14 (n.p.) C14.
Date: 1949
Creator: Goodman, Martin R. & Longacre, Andrew, 1904-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determination of the Number of Double Bonds in Less-Than-Milligram Amounts of Unsaturated Fatty Acids by Catalytic Hydrogenation in the Warburg Apparatus (open access)

Determination of the Number of Double Bonds in Less-Than-Milligram Amounts of Unsaturated Fatty Acids by Catalytic Hydrogenation in the Warburg Apparatus

Report discussing the determination of the number of olefinic double bonds in less-than-milligram amounts of unsaturated fatty acid derivatives using Barcroft-Warburg tissue respirometer as a manometric microhydrogenation apparatus.
Date: April 1949
Creator: Mead, James F. & Howton, David R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of Continuous Jet Impaction Method for Determining Air-Borne Contaminants (open access)

Development of Continuous Jet Impaction Method for Determining Air-Borne Contaminants

Report discussing a method of continuous air sampling that can be varied for use in different types of collections.
Date: 1949
Creator: Baurmash, L.; Curtis, L.; Bryan, F. A. & Cassen, B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Enhancing Effect of the Inhalation of Hydrogen Fluoride Vapor on Beryllium Sulfate Poisoning in Animals (open access)

The Enhancing Effect of the Inhalation of Hydrogen Fluoride Vapor on Beryllium Sulfate Poisoning in Animals

Report investigating the possible relationship between fluoride and beryllium toxicity by exposing rats to either beryllium sulfate mist and/or hydrogen fluoride vapor. Materials, experimental methods, and results are described. Bibliography begins on page 23.
Date: 1949
Creator: Stokinger, Herbert E.; Ashenburg, N. J.; DeVoldre, J.; Scott, J. K. & Smith, F. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Improved 8 and 32 Inch Diffusion Pump Combination (open access)

An Improved 8 and 32 Inch Diffusion Pump Combination

Report describing the design and performance of an 8 inch and 32 inch diffusion pump and measurements of their capacity.
Date: 1946
Creator: Brown, Gordon P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Inhibition of Malic Acid Oxidation in Rat Liver Homogenates by Octin-5-OIC Acid (open access)

The Inhibition of Malic Acid Oxidation in Rat Liver Homogenates by Octin-5-OIC Acid

Report of an experiment demonstrating that Octing-50oic acid inhibits the endogenous respiration of rat-liver homogenates. This report includes descriptions of the experiment, materials, and results.
Date: 1949
Creator: Mead, James F. (James Franklyn)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Motion of Massive Particles Through Solid Matter (open access)

The Motion of Massive Particles Through Solid Matter

Report concerning the behavior of atoms dislodged from their positions in solid constituents by neutrons during the transition from high energy to thermal energy.
Date: April 27, 1944
Creator: Seitz, Frederick, 1911-2008
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Reactor Project Progress Report, January 1948 (open access)

Nuclear Reactor Project Progress Report, January 1948

This report is a progress report detailing operations and ongoing projects at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. The report describes new developments with buildings and progress regarding ongoing experiments. The report includes photographs showing progress in the construction of the reactor and other images and figures that accompany the descriptions of projects.
Date: January 1, 1948
Creator: Borst, L. B. & Fox, Marvin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Radioactivity of Potassium 40: A Survey of Investigations (open access)

The Radioactivity of Potassium 40: A Survey of Investigations

From note: "Report discussing the history of the research of potassium 40 and its radioactivity, as well as the author's own investigations into the isotope."
Date: November 29, 1948
Creator: Weaver, B. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of the Cell Surface to Metabolism, [Part] 4: The Role of Cell Surface Phosphatases of Yeast (open access)

The Relationship of the Cell Surface to Metabolism, [Part] 4: The Role of Cell Surface Phosphatases of Yeast

Report describing the role of phosphates in the overall economy of the yeast cell. This report includes research methods, results, and a discussion of these results.
Date: 1949
Creator: Rothstein, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library