NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS The National Bureau of Standards1 was established by an act of Congress March 3, 1901. The Bureau's overall goal is to strengthen and advance the Nation's science and technology and facilitate their effective application for public benefit. To this end, the Bureau conducts research and provides: (1) a basis for the Nation's physical measurement system, (2) scientific and technological services for industry and government, (3) a technical basis for equity in trade, and (4) technical services to promote public safety. The Bureau consists of the Institute for Basic Standards, the Institute for Materials Research, the Institute for Applied Technology, the Center for Computer Sciences and Technology, and the Office for Information Programs. THE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC STANDARDS provides the central basis within the United States of a complete and consistent system of physical measurement; coordinates that system with measurement systems of other nations; and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and uniform physical measurements throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry, and commerce. The Institute consists of a Center for Radiation Research, an Office of Measurement Services and the following divisions: Applied Mathematics-Electricity-Heat-Mechanics-Optical Physics-Linac genies. THE INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH conducts materials research leading to improved methods of measurement, standards, and data on the properties of well-characterized materials needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and Government; provides advisory and research services to other Government agencies; and develops, produces, and distributes standard reference materials. The Institute consists of the Office of Standard Reference Materials and the following divisions: Analytical Chemistry-Polymers-Metallurgy-Inorganic Materials-Reactor THE INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY provides technical services to promote the use of available technology and to facilitate technological innovation in industry and Government; cooperates with public and private organizations leading to the development of technological standards (including mandatory safety standards), codes and methods of test; and provides technical advice and services to Government agencies upon request. The Institute also monitors NBS engineering standards activities and provides liaison between NBS and national and international engineering standards bodies. The Institute consists of the following divisions and offices: Engineering Standards Services-Weights and Measures-Invention and Programs. THE CENTER FOR COMPUTER SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY conducts research and provides technical services designed to aid Government agencies in improving cost effectiveness in the conduct of their programs through the selection, acquisition, and effective utilization of automatic data processing equipment; and serves as the principal focus within the executive branch for the development of Federal standards for automatic data processing equipment, techniques, and computer languages. The Center consists of the following offices and divisions: Information Processing Standards-Computer Information-Computer Services THE OFFICE FOR INFORMATION PROGRAMS promotes optimum dissemination and accessibility of scientific information generated within NBS and other agencies of the Federal Government; promotes the development of the National Standard Reference Data System and a system of information analysis centers dealing with the broader aspects of the National Measurement System; provides appropriate services to ensure that the NBS staff has optimum accessibility to the scientific information of the world, and directs the public information activities of the Bureau. The Office consists of the following organizational units: Office of Standard Reference Data-Office of Technical Information and 1 Headquarters and I aboratories at Gaithersburg, Maryland, unless otherwise noted; mailing address Washington, DC 20234 2 Part of the Center for Radiation Research. Located at Boulder, Colorad 02. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PETER G. PETERSON, Secretary NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS. Lawrence M. Kushner, Acting Director Publications of the National Bureau of Standards A Compilation of Abstracts and Key Word and To Accompany National Bureau of Standards Circular 460; its Supplement, Miscellaneous Publication 240; Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ. 305 Suppl. 3, 342 pages (July 1972) Issued July 1972 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 Stock Number 0303-1014 PREFACE This annual supplement to the Bureau's publication catalog provides, in one source, complete citation information on all NBS papers published during 1971 in NBS and non-NBS media. As in previous years, slightly more than one-fourth of NBSauthored papers appeared in the Bureau's own journals and other publication series. The remaining three-fourths were published in those various professional and technical journals and books best suited to communicate the results of NBS research to its primary audiences. Past catalogs of NBS publications are listed in Section 2.3. NBS publications are issued through the Government Printing Office and are listed herein by their respective subject series, as indicated in the Table of Contents. A separate numerical sequence is employed to organize NBS-authored papers published in non-NBS publications. For all NBS papers, whatever the publication media, the citations herein include title, author(s), place of publication, key words, and abstract. Features designed to facilitate the catalog's use, and to enhance its reference value, include permuted author and key-word indexes. In the latter, each key-word entry appears in alphabetical order, trailed by the other key words for that particular paper. Helpful collateral information on document availability and points of purchase is also included. An edge index on the rear cover permits ready reference to specific areas of interest. As in the past, the Bureau's computer-assisted photocomposition capability has facilitated the prompt issuance of this 1971 catalog. Publication data are encoded throughout the year into a time-shared computer system, making it possible to produce periodic internal management reports on the status of Bureau publications, as well as to produce this annual photocomposed catalog at lower cost. Significant technical advances achieved during the year in these electronic-printing techniques not only contributed to this supplement, but also make possible the photocomposition and publication of a larger number of NBS research papers of greater technical complexity. W. R. TILLEY, Chief Office of Technical Information and Publications |