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Energy dependence of cross sections of cosmic ray nuclei in tungsten

An ionization spectrometer consisting of 12 layers of tungsten each 6.13 gm cm/2 thick and 7 iron modules each 70 gm cm/2 thick was flown in a balloon at an altitude of 6 gm cm/2 for 16 hours. The distributions of the first interaction points are used to determine the mean free path of the incident particles. At energies of 20 GeV the proton m.f.p. of 140 gm cm/2 is in agreement with that of other workers. The m.f.p.'s of heavy nuclei have been determined as a function of energy up to a total energy of 1000 GeV. These results are compared with the overlap model of nucleus-nucleus collisions. For C nuclei interacting with W the overlap parameter is -2.6 x 10/13 cm. The energy dependence of this parameter is discussed.

Balasubrahmanyan, V. K.↗

A numerical method of calculating the boundary-induced interference in slotted or perforated wind tunnels of rectangular cross section

A numerical method is presented for calculating the boundary-induced interference at subsonic speeds. The wind tunnel slot width or wall porosity can vary throughout the test section. The interference can be computed at any point in the test section. The model can be any configuration and can be located anywhere in the test section. Several examples are given, and comparison is made with other methods where available.

Keller, J. D.↗

Modeling techniques of thin walled beams with open cross sections

A composite element is presented which includes the effects of warping and offset shear centers. It is shown to be mathematically consistent with thin walled open beam theory and can be incorporated into any structural analysis program by use of NASTRAN'S standard elements. A numerical example analyzing the vibration of a channel beam is presented, and, by using the composite element, the numerical results agreed well with theoretical data.

Skattum, K. S.↗

Pressure losses for laminar flow in the entrance region of ducts of rectangular and equilateral triangular cross section.

The velocity profiles upon which the pressure-loss calculations are based, are recomputed using the previously described method of reference (1960). The pressure drop is then computed using the energy integral equation; both rectangular and equilateral triangular ducts are considered. It is demonstrated that, using this equation, the pressure-drop parameter can be improved.

Miller, R. W.↗

Vacuum-ultraviolet excitation cross sections by electron impact on NO.

Absolute excitation functions were measured for the NO(+) A l super Pi-Chi 1 super Sigma (+) molecular band system, the nitrogen 1200-, 1243-, and 1493-A multiplets, and oxygen 1304-A multiplet. Excitation was by electron impact on NO from threshold to approximately 250 eV. Results are plotted and tabulated.

Mentall, J. E.↗

Post-threshold energy dependence of the cross section for endoergic processes - Vibrational excitation and reactive scattering.

The essential features of the translational energy dependence or excitation function for two types of endoergic collisional processes are deduced on the basis of information on the inverse, exoergic processes. Microreversibility is conveniently exploited via the symmetric field function, Y(E), which is uniquely determined at a given total energy, E. In the case of the vibrational excitation of diatomic molecules by atomic or molecular impact, use is made of the abundant data on the temperature dependence of the relaxation time.

Levine, R. D.↗