INDEX TO VOLUME 269 (A)

Andrade, E. N. da C. & Jones, W. J. D. The influence of grain size and surface conditions on the creep of poly crystalline metal under tension, 1.

Anomalous electron absorption effects in metal foils: theory and comparison with experiment (Hashimoto, Howie & Whelan), 80.

Arthurs, A. M. & Lewis, J. T. Rotating co-ordinates in scattering theory, 585.

Bailey, H. R. & Gogarty, W. B. Numerical and experimental results on the dispersion of a solute in a fluid in a laminar flow through a tube, 352.

Basco, N., Callear, A. B. & Norrish, R. G. W. Vibrational relaxation of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide, studied by kinetic spectroscopy, 180.

Bondi, H., Burg, M. G. J. van der & Metzner, A. W. K. Gravitational waves in general relativity. VII. Waves from axi-symmetric isolated systems, 21.

Boswarva, I. M., Howard, R. E. & Lidiard, A. B. Faraday effect in semiconductors, 125.Boundary-layer equations in the linear theory of thin elastic shells (Green), 481.Bowden, F. P. & Chadderton, L. T. Fission fragment damage to crystal lattices: dis­

location formation, 143.Burg, M. G. J. van der. See Bondi, Burg & Metzner.

Callear, A. B. See Basco, Callear & Norrish.Chadderton, L. T. See Bowden & Chadderton.Charlesby, A. & Thomas, D. K. A comparison of the effects of ultra-violet and gamma

radiation in polymethylmethacrylate, 104.Classical theory of bosons (Schiff), 277.Clyne, M. A. A. & Thrush, B. A. Mechanism of chemiluminescent combination reactions

involving oxygen atoms, 404.Cohen, M., Dalgarno, A. & McNamee, J . M. An expansion method for calculating atomic

properties. II, 550.Comparison of the effects of ultra-violet and gamma radiation in polymethylmetacrylate

(Charlesby & Thomas), 104.Conway, B. E. See MacDonald & Conway.Coulson, C. A. & Strauss, H. L. Static Jahn-Teller distortions in the small molecules:

CH^, CF^, NH^ (excited state) and NH3 (excited state), 443.

Dalgarno, A. See Cohen, Dalgarno & McNamee.Delayed fluorescence from solutions of anthracene and phenanthrene (Parker & Hatch-

ard), 574.Determination of the effectiveness of nuclear reactor control rods by means of exponential

experiments (James & Till), 66.Development of preferred orientations during the freezing of metals and alloys (Hellawell

& Herbert), 560.

Eagon, J. A. & Northcott, D. G. Ideals defined by matrices and a certain complex associated with them, 188.

Edwards, D. M. Spin waves in ferromagnetic metals, 338.Effects of additives on marginal detonation in gases (Miles, Munday & Ubbelohde), 165.Expansion method for calculating atomic properties. II. (Cohen, Dalgarno & McNamee),

550.

Fall of a towed wire (Wood), 205.Faraday effect in semiconductors (Boswarva, Howard & Lidiard), 125.

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Figgis, B. N., Kidd, R. G. & Nyholm, R. S. Oxygen-17 nuclear magnetic resonance of inorganic compounds, 469.

Fission fragment damage to crystal lattices: dislocation formation (Bowden & Chadder- ton), 143.

Friction and abrasion of hard solids at high sliding speeds (Miller), 368.Friedlander, F. G. On the radiation field of pulse solutions of the wave equation, 53.

Gillham, E. Recent investigations in absolute radiometry, 249.Gogarty, W. B. See Bailey & Gogarty.Gravitational waves in general relativity. VII. Waves from axi-symmetric isolated

systems (Bondi, Burg & Metzner), 21.Green, A. E. Boundary-layer equations in the linear theory of thin elastic shells, 481.

Hashimoto, H., Howie, A. & Whelan, M. J. Anomalous electron absorption effects in metal foils: theory and comparison with experiment, 80.

Hatchard, C. G. See Parker & Hatchard.Hellawell, A. & Herbert, P. M. The development of preferred orientations during the

freezing of metals and alloys, 560.Herbert, P. M. See Hellawell & Herbert.High-resolution nuclear-magnetic-resonance spectra of hydrocarbon groupings. VI. The

hydrogen spectra of carbon-13 substituted ethane, ethylene and acetylene (Lynden- Bell & Sheppard), 385.

Howard, R. E. See Bos war va, Howard & Lidiard.Howie, A. See Hashimoto, Howie & Whelan.

Ideals defined by matrices and a certain complex associated with them (Eagon & Northcott), 188.

Influence of grain size and surface conditions on the creep of polycrystalline metal under tension (Andrade & Jones), 1.

Influence of vibration-rotation interaction on intensities in the electronic spectra of diatomic molecules. I. The hydroxyl radical (Learner), 311.

Influence of vibration-rotation interaction on intensities in the electronic spectra of diatomic molecules. II. The silver hydride molecule (Learner), 327.

Intensities of CH vibration bands in haloforms and methylene halides (Robinson, Tare & Thompson), 492.

James, C. G. & Till, C. E. The determination of the effectiveness of nuclear reactor control rods by means of exponential experiments, 66.

Jones, W. J. I). See Andrade & Jones.

Kidd, R. G. See Figgis, Kidd & Nyholm.

Learner, R. C. M. The influence of vibration-rotation interaction on intensities in the electronic spectra of diatomic molecules. I. The hydroxyl radical, 311.

Learner, R. C. M. The influence of vibration-rotation interaction on intensities in the electronic spectra of diatomic molecules. II. The silver hydride molecule, 327.

Lewis, J. T. See Arthurs & Lewis.Lewis, T. J . & Ward, B. W. A statistical interpretation of the electrical breakdown of

liquid dielectrics, 233.Lidiard, A. B. See Boswarva, Howard & Lidiard.Lynden-Bell, R. M. & Sheppard, N. High-resolution nuclear-magnetic-resonance spectra

of hydrocarbon groupings. VI. The hydrogen spectra of carbon-13 substituted ethane, ethylene and acetylene, 385.

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Index 591McCoubrey, J. C., Milward, R. C. & Ubbelohde, A. R. Relative efficiencies of H20 and

D20 as catalysts for transfer of vibrational energy, 456.MacDonald, J. J. & Conway, B. E. The role of surface films in the kinetics of oxygen

evolution at Pd + Au alloy electrodes, 419.McNamee, J. M. See Cohen, Dalgarno & McNamee.Mechanism of chemiluminescent combination reactions involving oxygen atoms (Clvne

& Thrush), 404.Metzner, A. W. K. See Bondi, Burg & Metzner.Miles, J. E. P., Munday, G. & Ubbelohde, A. R. Effects of additives on marginal detona­

tion in gases, 165.Miller, D. R. Friction and abrasion of hard solids at high sliding speeds, 368.Milward, R. C. See McCoubrey, Milward & Ubbelohde.Montagu-Pollock, H. M. Surface decomposition of an explosive crystal, 219.Morton, B. R. On transport in turbulent wakes: methane wakes, 528.Munday, G. See Miles, Munday & Ubbelohde.

Norrish, R. G. W. See Basco, Callear & Norrish.Northcott, D. G. See Eagon & Northcott.Nuclear-electron double resonance in solutions of potassium nitrosyl sulphonate and of

potassium nitrosyl pentacyano chromium (h i) (Richards & White), 287.Nuclear-electron double resonance in solutions of semiquinones (Richards & White), 301.Numerical and experimental results on the dispersion of a solute in a fluid in a laminar

flow through a tube (Bailey & Gogarty), 352.Nyholm, R. S. See Figgis, Kidd & Nyholm.

Oxygen-17 nuclear magnetic resonance of inorganic compounds (Figgis, Kidd & Nyholm), 469.

Parker, C. A. & Hatchard, C. G. Delayed fluorescence from solutions of anthracene and phenanthrene, 574.

Radiation field of pulse solutions of the wave equation (Friedlander), 53.Recent investigations in absolute radiometry (Gillham), 249.Relative efficiencies of H20 and D20 as catalysts for transfer of vibrational energy

(McCoubrey, Milward & Ubbelohde), 456.Richards, R. E. & White, J. W. Nuclear-electron double resonance in solutions of

potassium nitrosyl sulphonate and of potassium nitrosyl pentacyano chromium (in), 287.

Richards, R. E. & White, J. W. Nuclear-electron double resonance in solutions of semiquinones, 301.

Robinson, C. C., Tare, S. A. & Thompson, H. W. Intensities of CH vibration bands in haloforms and methylene halides, 492.

Role of surface films in the kinetics of oxygen evolution at Pd + Au alloy electrodes (MacDonald & Conway), 419.

Rotating co-ordinates in scattering theory (Arthurs & Lewis), 585.Rowe, P. W. The stress-dilatancy relation for static equilibrium of an assembly of

particles in contact, 500.

Schiff, H. A classical theory of bosons, 277.Sheppard, N. See Lynden-Bell & Sheppard.Spin waves in ferromagnetic metals (Edwards), 338.Static Jahn-Teller distortions in the small molecules: CH^, CF4h, NH^ (excited state)

and NH3 (excited state) (Coulson & Strauss), 443.

Statistical interpretation of the electrical breakdown of liquid dielectrics (Lewis & Ward), 233.

Strauss, H. L. See Coulson & Strauss.Stress-dilatancy relation for static equilibrium of an assembly of particles in contact

(Rowe), 500.Surface decomposition of an explosive crystal (Montagu-Pollock), 219.

Tare, S. A. See Robinson, Tare & Thompson.Thomas, D. K. See Charlesby & Thomas.Thompson, H. W. See Robinson, Tare & Thompson.Thrush, B. A. See Clyne & Thrush.Till, C. E. See James & Till.Transport in turbulent wakes: methane wakes (Morton), 528.

Ubbelohde, A. R. See McCoubrey, Milward & Ubbelohde: see also Miles, Munday & Ubbelohde.

Vibrational relaxation of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide, studied by kinetic spectro­scopy (Basco, Callear & Norrish), 180.

Ward, B. W. See Lewis & Ward.Whelan, M. J. See Hashimoto, Howie & Whelan.White, J. W. See Richards & White.Wood, W. W. The fall of a towed wire, 205.

592 Index

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No. 1336. 21 August 1962The influence of grain size and surface conditions on the creep of polycrystalline

metal under tension. By E. N. da C. Andrade, F.R.S. and W. J. D. Jones

Gravitational waves in general relativity. VII. Waves from axi-symmetric isolated systems.By H. Bondi, F.R.S., M. G. J. van der Burg and A. W. K. Metzner

On the radiation field of pulse solutions of the wave equation.By F. G. Friedlander ................................................................................

The determination of the effectiveness of nuclear reactor control rods by means of exponential experiments. By C. G. James and C. E. Till

Anomalous electron absorption effects in metal foils: theory and comparison with experiment.By H. Hashimoto, A. Howie and M. J. Whelan. (Plates 1 and 2)

A comparison of the effects of ultra-violet and gamma radiation in polymethyl­methacrylate. By A. Charlesby and D. K. Thomas . . . . .

Faraday effect in semiconductors.By I. M. Boswarva, R. E. Howard and A. B. Lidiard . . . .

No. 1337. 11 September 1962Fission fragment damage to crystal lattices: dislocation formation.

By F. P. Bowden, F.R.S. and L. T. Chadderton. (Plates 3 to 8)

Effects of additives on marginal detonation in gases.By J. E. P. Miles, G. Munday and A. R. Ubbelohde, F.R.S. (Plate 9)

Vibrational relaxation of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide, studied by kinetic spectroscopy.By N. Basco, A. B. Callear and R. G. W. Norrish, F.R.S. (Plates 10 and 11)

Ideals defined by matrices and a certain complex associated with them.By J. A. Eagon and D. G. Northcott, F.R.S.................................................

The fall of a towed wire. By W. W. Wood . . . . . . .

Surface decomposition of an explosive crystal.By H. M. Montagu-Pollock. (Plates 12 to 1 8 ) ............................................

A statistical interpretation of the electrical breakdown of liquid dielectrics.By T. J. Lewis and B. W. W a r d ..............................................................

Recent investigations in absolute radiometry. By E. Gillham . . . .

A classical theory of bosons. By H. S c h i f l f .....................................................

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Nuclear-electron double resonance in solutions of potassium nitrosyl sulphonate and of potassium nitrosyl pentacyano chromium (h i ).By R. E. Richards, F.R.S. and J. W. White . . . . . . 287

Nuclear-electron double resonance in solutions of semiquinones.By R. E. Richards, F.R.S. and J. W. White . . . . . . 301

The influence of vibration-rotation interaction on intensities in the electronic spectra of diatomic molecules. I. The hydroxyl radical.By R. C. M. Learner . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 1

The influence of vibration-rotation interaction on intensities in the electronic spectra of diatomic molecules. II. The silver hydride molecule.By R. C. M. Learner . . . . . . . . . . 327

Spin waves in ferromagnetic metals. By D. M. Edwards . . . . 338Numerical and experimental results on the dispersion of a solute in a fluid in

laminar flow through a tube. By H. R. Bailey and W. B. Gogarty . . 352Friction and abrasion of hard solids at high sliding speeds.

By D. R. Miller. (Plates 19 to 22) . . . . . . . . 368High-resolution nuclear-magnetic-resonance spectra of hydrocarbon groupings.

VI. The hydrogen spectra of carbon-13 substituted ethane, ethylene and acetylene. By R. M. Lynden-Bell and N. Sheppard . . . . . 385

Mechanism of chemiluminescent combination reactions involving oxygen atoms.By M. A. A. Clyne and B. A. Thrush . . . . . . . 404

The role of surface films in the kinetics of oxygen evolution at Pd + Au alloyelectrodes. By J. J. MacDonald and B. E. Conway . . . . . 4 1 9

Corrigenda: volume 264, pp. 289-298 (1961), Hudson, McCoubrey andUbbelohde 441

No. 1339. 9 October 1962Static Jahn-Teller distortions in the small molecules: CHI, CF|, NHJ (excited

state) and NH3 (excited state).By C. A. Coulson, F.R.S. and H. L. Strauss . . . . . . 443

Relative efficiencies of H20 and D20 as catalysts for transfer of vibrationalenergy. By J. C. McCoubrey, R. C. Milward and A. R. Ubbelohde, F.R.S. 456

Oxygen-17 nuclear magnetic resonance of inorganic compounds.By B. N. Figgis, R. G. Kidd and R. S. Nyholm, F.R.S................................469

Boundary-layer equations in the linear theory of thin elastic shells.By A. E. Green, F.R.S. . . . . . . . . . . 481

Intensities of CH vibration bands in haloforms and methylene halides.By C. C. Robinson, S. A. Tare and H. W. Thompson, F.R.S. . . . 492

The stress-dilatancy relation for static equilibrium of an assembly of particlesin contact. By P. W. Rowe. (Plates 23 and 24) . . . . . 500

On transport in turbulent wakes: methane wakes. By B. R. Morton. (Plate 25) 528An expansion method for calculating atomic properties. II.

By M. Cohen, A. Dalgarno and J. M. McNamee . . . . . 550The development of preferred orientations during the freezing of metals and

alloys. By A. Hellawell and P. M. Herbert. (Plates 26 to 32) . . . 560Delayed fluorescence from solutions of anthracene and phenanthrene.

By C. A. Parker and C. G. Hatchard . . . . . . . 574Rotating co-ordinates in scattering theory. By A. M. Arthurs and J. T. Lewis 585

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Relative efficiencies of H20 and D20 as catalysts for transfer of vibrational energy.By J. C. McCOUBREY, R. G. MILWARD and A. R. UBBELOHDE,F.R.S........................................................................................................................456

Oxygen-17 nuclear magnetic resonance of inorganic compounds.By B. N. FIGGIS, R. G. KIDD and R. S. NYHOLM, F.R.S. . . 469

Boundary-layer equations in the linear theory of thin elastic shells.By A. E. GREEN, F.R.S......................................................................................481

Intensities of CH vibration bands in haloforms and methylene halides.By G. C. ROBINSON, S. A. TARE and H. W. THOMPSON, F.R.S. 492

The stress-dilatancy relation for static equilibrium of an assembly of particles in contact.By P. W. ROWE. (Plates 23 and 2 4 ) .................................................. 500

On transport in turbulent wakes: methane wakes.By B. R. MORTON. (Plate 2 5 ) ............................................................ 528

An expansion method for calculating atomic properties. II.By M. COHEN, A. DALGARNO and J. M. McNAMEE . . 550

The development of preferred orientations during the freezing of metals and alloys.By A. HELLAWELL and P. M. HERBERT. (Plates 26 to 32) . 560

Delayed flourescence from solutions of anthracene and phenanthrene.By C. A. PARKER and C. G. H A TC H A R D ........................................ 574

Rotating co-ordinates in scattering theory.By A. M. ARTHURS and J. T. L E W I S ........................................ 585

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