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Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers
06. Research Notebooks, 1919-1994 (46 notebooks)
Box 32
This section is comprised chiefly of Linus Pauling's forty-seven original research notebooks. The content of each research notebook has been cataloged in great detail. The notebooks themselves span the years 1919 to 1994 and include many of Pauling's laboratory calculations and experimental data, as well as numerous scientific conclusions, ideas for further research and some biographical musings.
Note: Subjects covered in the research notebooks typically span many pages. The listings may be the same but the pages have different information on them and the associated images are different.
 
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32  Research Notebook 32, 1965-1968  1970  1974 
  000  Title Page  ( View Image )
  000i  Title Page 2  ( View Image )
  001  December [?] 1965: Proposed researches  ( View Image )
  003  December 1965: Energy of nuclei  ( View Image )
  004  December 1965: Excited states of He4; Excited state of Be9; Size of He3  ( View Image )
  005  December 1965: Structure of O16; symmetry energy  ( View Image )
  006  December 1965: Rotational levels - Be9, Be8, He6  ( View Image )
  007  December 1965: Rotational levels - Be9, Be8, He6  ( View Image )
  008  December 1965: He5and kinetic energy  ( View Image )
  009  December 1965: He5and kinetic energy  ( View Image )
  011  December 1965: Be8kinetic energy  ( View Image )
  012  January 1966: The helion-mantle treatment of the energy of nuclei  ( View Image )
  013  January 1966: The helion-mantle treatment of the energy of nuclei  ( View Image )
  014  January 1966: The helion-mantle treatment of the energy of nuclei  ( View Image )
  014a  November 1965: Calculations of electric potentials according to p = i1/riwhere the r's are the distances between two centers of spheres or charges  ( View Image )
  015  January 1966: The helion-mantle treatment of the energy of nuclei  ( View Image )
  016  January 1966: Structure of Ne20= α5; Fe52= α13  ( View Image )
  017  January 1966: Structure of Si28= α7  ( View Image )
  018  January 1966: Inner neutron pairs  ( View Image )
  019  January 1966: Inner neutron pairs  ( View Image )
  020  January 1966: Inner neutron pairs  ( View Image )
  021  January 1966: Energy of adding neutron and proton pairs  ( View Image )
  022  January 1966: Parabola for A Odd  ( View Image ) 
January 1966: Rotational energy levels  ( View Image ) 
  023  January 1966: Value of energy (vs. ground state) of first excited state, 2+, even-even  ( View Image )
  024  January 1966: Values of moment of inertia  ( View Image )
  025  January 1966: E2/E1Ratio  ( View Image )
  026  January 1966: 92U238146  ( View Image ) 
January 1966: Mg24  ( View Image ) 
  027  January 1966: Evaluation of stretching  ( View Image )
  028  January 1966: Ne20  ( View Image )
  029  January 1966: Electric quadrupole moments  ( View Image )
  030  January 1966: Q for Deuteron  ( View Image )
  031  January 1966: Derivation of Mitbewegung correction  ( View Image )
  032  January 1966: Quadrupole moments  ( View Image )
  033  January 1966: Quadrupole moments  ( View Image )
  034  January 1966: Quadrupole moments  ( View Image )
  035  January 1966: Quadrupole moments  ( View Image )
  036  January 1966: Rotational Energy - Odd A (67Ho16598)  ( View Image )
  037  January 1966: Rotational Energy - Odd A (67Ho16598)  ( View Image )
  038  January 1966: 13Al2512  ( View Image ) 
January 1966: Discussion of quadrupole moments  ( View Image ) 
  039  January 1966: Discussion of quadrupole moments  ( View Image )
  040  January 1966: Quadrupole moments  ( View Image )
  041  January 1966: Quadrupole moments  ( View Image )
  042  January 1966: Quadrupole moments. Nuclear sizes  ( View Image )
  043  January 1966: Quadrupole moments  ( View Image )
  044  January 1966: Quadrupole moments  ( View Image )
  045  January 1966: Deformation  ( View Image )
  046  January 1966: Deformation  ( View Image )
  047  January 1966: 8O11195/2+. six spherons  ( View Image ) 
January 1966: 3Li36. 1+  ( View Image ) 
  048  January 1966: 3Li52  ( View Image ) 
January 1966: 2He53  ( View Image ) 
  049  January 1966: 3Li74; 4Be73; 3Li85  ( View Image )
  050  January 1966: 4Be95  ( View Image )
  051  January 1966: 9/2-  ( View Image )
  052  February 1966: 6C612  ( View Image )
  053  February 1966: Prolate nuclei based on two helions  ( View Image )
  054  February 1966: 22Ti2547and other nuclei  ( View Image )
  055  February 1966: Core structure  ( View Image ) 
February 1966: C13and N13  ( View Image ) 
  056  February 1966: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  057  February 1966: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  058  February 1966: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  059  February 1966: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  060  February 1966: Binding energy of nuclei  ( View Image )
  061  February 1966: Binding energy of nuclei  ( View Image )
  062  February 1966: Li7, Be7  ( View Image )
  063  February 1966: Li7, Be7  ( View Image )
  064  February 1966: Stability of nuclei  ( View Image )
  065  February 1966: Stability of nuclei  ( View Image )
  066  February 1966: Interaction of energy of spherons  ( View Image )
  067  February 1966: Energy of adding neutrons  ( View Image )
  068  February 1966: Binding energy of neutrons  ( View Image )
  069  February 1966: Rotational states  ( View Image )
  070  February 1966: Energy of d, t, τ, α  ( View Image ) 
February 1966: Deformed light nuclei  ( View Image ) 
February 1966: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
  071  May 1966: Rhodizite  ( View Image )
  072  May 1966: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image )
  073  May 1966: Rhodizite  ( View Image )
  074  May 1966: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  075  May 1966: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  076  May 1966: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  077  May 1966: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  078  May 1966: Probably deformed nuclei - Z odd  ( View Image )
  079  May 1966: Probably deformed nuclei - Z odd  ( View Image )
  080  May 1966: N odd - one extra number  ( View Image )
  081  May 1966: N odd - one extra number  ( View Image )
  082  May 1966: N odd - one extra number  ( View Image ) 
May 1966: 1910Ne9, 199F10  ( View Image ) 
  083  May 1966: 1910Ne9, 199F10  ( View Image )
  084  May 1966: Geometric factors in nuclear structure  ( View Image )
  085  May 1966: 14Si1428  ( View Image )
  086  June 1966: Sizes of nuclei  ( View Image )
  087  June 1966: States of Li7,(Be7)  ( View Image )
  088  June 1966: Elementary Particles - quarks  ( View Image )
  089  June 1966: Elementary Particles - quarks  ( View Image )
  090  June 1966: Elementary Particles - quarks  ( View Image )
  091  June 1966: Elementary Particles - quarks  ( View Image )
  092  June 1966: Elementary Particles - quarks  ( View Image )
  093  June 1966: Elementary Particles - quarks  ( View Image )
  094  June 1966: The hex  ( View Image ) 
June 1966: Another argument about Harkins diagram and the shell model  ( View Image ) 
  095  June 1966: The doubly magic nucleus 310126  ( View Image )
  096  June 1966: The structure of the tin isotopes  ( View Image )
  097  June 1966: The structure of the tin isotopes  ( View Image )
  098  June 1966: The structure of the tin isotopes  ( View Image )
  099  June 1966: 47Ag10356  ( View Image ) 
June 1966: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
July 1966: B2H5+  ( View Image ) 
  100  July 1966: Graphite  ( View Image )
  101  July 1966: Graphite  ( View Image ) 
September 1966: Excited states of O16- Rotation  ( View Image ) 
  102  September 1966: Excited states of O16- Rotation  ( View Image ) 
September 1966: Be8  ( View Image ) 
  103  September 1966: Excited states of O16- Rotation  ( View Image ) 
September 1966: Trihelion resonance  ( View Image ) 
  104  September 1966: Mg24  ( View Image )
  105  September 1966: Consideration of C12--C12for excited states of Mg24  ( View Image )
  106  September 1966: S32as O16--O16  ( View Image ) 
September 1966: Ne22at Be10--C12or B10--B12  ( View Image ) 
  107  September 1966: Ne22at Be10--C12or B10--B12  ( View Image ) 
September 1966: More on the Polyhelions  ( View Image ) 
  109  September 1966: More on the Polyhelions  ( View Image ) 
September 1966: Rules about moments of inertia  ( View Image ) 
  110  September 1966: Mg24  ( View Image ) 
September 1966: Discussion of Ne20  ( View Image ) 
  111  September 1966: Discussion of Ne20  ( View Image ) 
September 1966: Discussion of O16  ( View Image ) 
  112  September 1966: Marinaga's Mg24states; S32; Mg23; Si28  ( View Image )
  113  September 1966: Diamagnetism of graphite  ( View Image )
  114  September 1966: e+e-structures of fundamental particles  ( View Image )
  115  September 1966: e+e-structures of fundamental particles  ( View Image )
  116  September 1966: Rotation of particles  ( View Image ) 
September 1966: Particles and resonant states  ( View Image ) 
  117  September 1966: Rotation of particles  ( View Image ) 
September 1966: Particles and resonant states  ( View Image ) 
  118  September 1966: Rotation of particles  ( View Image )
  119  September - October 1966: Particles and resonances  ( View Image )
  120  September - October 1966: Particles and resonances  ( View Image ) 
October 1966: Baryon rotations  ( View Image ) 
  121  October 1966: Baryon rotations  ( View Image )
  122  November 1966: The proton, neutron and other baryons  ( View Image )
  123  November 1966: The proton, neutron and other baryons  ( View Image )
  124  November 1966: Values of magnetic moment  ( View Image )
  125  November 1966: Values of magnetic moment  ( View Image )
  126  November 1966: Proton and neutron  ( View Image ) 
December 1966: Autobiographical entries ["Record of Nicotinic Acid"]  ( View Image ) 
  127  December 1966: Autobiographical entries ["Record of Nicotinic Acid"]  ( View Image ) 
December 1966: Layer structure of nuclei  ( View Image ) 
December 1966: Ascorbic acid  ( View Image ) 
  128  December 1966: Possible deformation of Na22  ( View Image ) 
December 1966: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
  129  December 1966: Notes for paper on orthomolecular psychiatry  ( View Image )
  130  December 1966: Notes for paper on orthomolecular psychiatry  ( View Image )
  131  February 1967: The structure of light nuclei  ( View Image )
  132  February 1967: Radii of Nuclei  ( View Image )
  133  February 1967: Energy of addition of t or τ to αn  ( View Image )
  134  March 1967: CuAl7structure  ( View Image )
  135  February 1967: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
February 1967: Research problems  ( View Image ) 
March 1967: CuAl7structure  ( View Image ) 
  136  March 1967: Transition at N≈90  ( View Image )
  137  March 1967: Transition at N≈90  ( View Image )
  138  March 1967: Transition at N≈90  ( View Image )
  139  March 1967: Transition at N≈90  ( View Image )
  140  March 1967: Transition at N≈90  ( View Image )
  141  March 1967: Transition at N≈90  ( View Image )
  142  March 1967: Binding energy of dineutrons N≈20 to 28  ( View Image )
  143  March 1967: Binding energy of dineutrons N≈90  ( View Image )
  144  March 1967: N≈28 isotones of 22Ti  ( View Image )
  145  March 1967: N≈20 to 28 isotones of 24Cr  ( View Image )
  146  March 1967: Resultant moments for odd-odd nuclei  ( View Image )
  147  March 1967: Notes on Z=25, N=25  ( View Image )
  148  March 1967: Binding energies  ( View Image )
  149  March 1967: Binding energy in 17Cl3417  ( View Image )
  150  March 1967: Triton and trelion binding energy to polyhelions  ( View Image )
  151  March 1967: Binding energy of helions  ( View Image )
  152  March 1967: Light nuclei - coulomb energy  ( View Image )
  153  March 1967: Addition of proton or neutron to αx  ( View Image )
  154  March 1967: Coulomb energy  ( View Image )
  155  March 1967: Coulomb energy  ( View Image )
  156  March 1967: Discussion of J10of light nuclei  ( View Image )
  157  March 1967: Discussion of J10of light nuclei  ( View Image )
  158  March 1967: Rotation - polarization by proton  ( View Image )
  159  March 1967: Rotation - polarization by proton  ( View Image )
  160  March 1967: Binding energy of dineutron  ( View Image ) 
March 1967: Addition of triton to heavy nucleus  ( View Image ) 
  161  March 1967: Addition of triton to heavy nucleus  ( View Image )
  162  March 1967: Helion-dineutron model  ( View Image )
  163  March 1967: Helion-dineutron model  ( View Image )
  164  March 1967: Fission of Cf252  ( View Image )
  165  March 1967: Ternary fission  ( View Image )
  166  April 1967: Superconductivity  ( View Image )
  167  April 1967: Superconductivity  ( View Image )
  168  April 1967: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
April 1967: Core structure of nuclei  ( View Image ) 
  169  April 1967: Entropy of fusion of SiO2and of H2O  ( View Image )
  170  May 1967: Nuclear structure - filling sequence  ( View Image )
  171  May 1967: Nuclear structure - filling sequence  ( View Image )
  172  May 1967: Bond lengths in alloys  ( View Image )
  173  May 1967: Bond lengths in alloys  ( View Image ) 
May 1967: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
  174  May 1967: A-15 structures  ( View Image )
  175  May 1967: A-15 structures  ( View Image )
  176  May 1967: The Δx correction  ( View Image )
  177  May 1967: A-15 structures  ( View Image )
  178  May 1967: WSi2, Treatment with S variable  ( View Image )
  179  May 1967: Application of Rn=R1-0.600logn  ( View Image ) 
May 1967: WSi2, Ordinary treatment  ( View Image ) 
  180  June 1967: Magnetic moments of nuclei  ( View Image )
  181  June 1967: Magnetic moments of nuclei  ( View Image )
  182  June 1967: Evaluation of wave functions and g-values  ( View Image ) 
June 1967: jj-coupling  ( View Image ) 
  183  June 1967: Paschen-Back states (Goudsmit treatment)  ( View Image )
  184  June 1967: Paschen-Back states (Goudsmit treatment)  ( View Image ) 
June 1967: Li7  ( View Image ) 
  185  June 1967: Li7  ( View Image )
  186  June 1967: Li6  ( View Image )
  187  June 1967: Li7  ( View Image )
  188  June 1967: Detection of singlet deuteron  ( View Image )
  189  June 1967: Detection of singlet deuteron  ( View Image )
  190  June 1967: Li6  ( View Image )
  191  June 1967: Detection of singlet deuteron  ( View Image )
  192  June 1967: Bi209  ( View Image )
  193  June 1967: N14  ( View Image )
  194  June 1967: Magnetic moments of nuclei  ( View Image )
  195  June 1967: Bi209  ( View Image ) 
June 1967: Vitamins  ( View Image ) 
June 1967: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
  196  June 1967: The helion  ( View Image )
  197  June 1967: Magnetic moments of nuclei  ( View Image )
  198  July 1967: Nuclear core structure - K40  ( View Image )
  199  July 1967: Nuclear core structure - K40  ( View Image )
  200  July 1967: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  201  July 1967: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  202  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image )
  203  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image ) 
July 1967: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
  204  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image )
  205  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image )
  206  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image )
  207  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image )
  208  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image ) 
July 1967: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
  209  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image )
  210  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image )
  211  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image ) 
July 1967: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
  212  July 1967: Linear polyhelions  ( View Image )
  213  July 1967: Spherons, QM  ( View Image )
  214  July 1967: O16as linear tetrahelion  ( View Image )
  215  July 1967: O16as linear tetrahelion  ( View Image )
  216  July 1967: Mg24rotational bands  ( View Image )
  217  July 1967: Mg24as polyhelion  ( View Image )
  218  July 1967: N14- search for rotational bands  ( View Image ) 
July 1967: Ne20- possible bands  ( View Image ) 
  219  July 1967: QM of helion and triton  ( View Image )
  220  July 1967: C10as rotator; B10as rotator; Ne20as rotator; Mg24as rotator; Li7as rotator  ( View Image )
  221  July 1967: Be8as rotator; Li6as rotator; Be9as rotator; Be10as rotator  ( View Image )
  222  July 1967: Ascorbic acid and schizophrenia  ( View Image ) 
August 1967: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
  223  July 1967: Ascorbic acid and schizophrenia  ( View Image )
  224  August 1967: O16-O16resonances  ( View Image )
  225  August 1967: O16-O16resonances  ( View Image )
  226  August 1967: O16-O16resonances  ( View Image )
  227  August 1967: O16-O16resonances  ( View Image )
  228  August 1967: New nuclear functions  ( View Image )
  229  August 1967: Radial distribution of p and n in Ca40  ( View Image )
  230  August 1967: Collagen  ( View Image )
  231  August 1967: Collagen  ( View Image )
  232  August 1967: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  233  August 1967: Magnetic moments  ( View Image )
  234  September 1967: Statistical weights for 8α, 6t, 2τ  ( View Image ) 
September 1967: Evidence for photofission in iron  ( View Image ) 
  235  September 1967: Evidence for photofission in iron  ( View Image ) 
September 1967: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
  236  September 1967: Autobiographical entries  ( View Image ) 
September 1967: BeB2H8  ( View Image ) 
  237  September 1967: Evidence for photofission in iron  ( View Image )
  238  September 1967: BeB2H6  ( View Image )
  239  September 1967: BeB2H6  ( View Image )
  240  September 1967: Magnetic moments  ( View Image ) 
September 1967: 17Cl3518, 17Cl3720  ( View Image ) 
  241  September 1967: Autobiographical