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Kodak reports to laboratories on: a reagent for the isolation of ketones . . . how to learn the fundamentals of radiography... hunting cosmic ray particles without a camera To capture ketones Let us say you wish to demonstrate the particular ketone setup whence arises the subtle flavor that makes caraway seeds taste so good in cookies or in fresh rye bread. p- Hydrazinobenzenesulfonic Acid has the useful property of forming eas- ily cleaved condensation products with ketones but does not react at all with aliphatic aldehydes. From the cleavage of the condensation products, yields of 70% and better are reported. You cannot do this with aromatic aldehydes because they give only addition compounds that are not converted into true con- densation products by splitting off water. Thus you have a reagent for the separation of aliphatic and iso- cyclic ketones from caraway seed oil or whatever other essential oils interest you. For a procedural abstract on isolating ketones with p-Hydrazinobenzenesul- fonic Acid (Eastman 1129), or a copy of the catalog that lists more than 3500 other Eastman Organic Chemicals, write Distillation Products Industries, Eastman Organic Chemi- cals Department, Roches-I ter 3, N. Y. Radiography Suppose you, desire to find out a little more about the practical as- pects of working with x-rays than what you have been able to observe as a medical or dental patient and rank layman. One way to inform yourself painlessly and without nuisance to acquaintances who are professional in the field is through our 100-page book, "The Funda- mentals of Radiography." Just is- sued is the rewritten eighth edition of this work, which has introduced many thousands of practicing x-ray technicians to their careers. The typical reader the author has in mind is an intelligent and earnest young person who has never pre- viously given much thought to the difference between an anode and a cathode but is willing to learn. Cer- tain of the earlier pages you can probably afford to pass over rather quickly to get to the parts where we review the geometry of x-ray image formation, the effect of kilovoltage on what is shown, scattered radia- tion and its control, intensifying screens and how to use them, the selection of film and processing procedures, calculation of expo- sures, how to get more contrast, how to get more detail, how in gen- eral to run a radiographic operation for consistently good results and maximum personal safety. The viewpoint is essentially that of the medical x-ray clinic, but the con- tent can be useful elsewhere-to you yourself or to a newcomer you'd like to interest in the topic. To get a copy of "The Fundamentals of Radiography," one simply drops a note to Eastman Kodak Company, X-ray Division, Rochester 4, N. Y. If, however indirectly, it results in an incre- ment to the ranks of the radiographers, we shall feel amply rewarded. Hobby? Not only is there no need for a cam- era with Kodak Nuclear Track Plates and Pellicles, Type NTB3, but one doesn't even need to open the orig- inal shipping package to expose them. Their function is to pick up developable tracks of the ceaseless, silent rain of cosmic ray particles that stream through the atmosphere -electrons, protons, deuterons, mesons of the several breeds, posi- trons, multiply charged heavy ions, V-particles, etc. (The number of species seems to grow with every meeting where high- energy physics is on the agenda; the theoreticians are way behind on their explanations.) Any wrapping material we can put around the emulsion not only fails as a shield but even acts as a source of additional ionizing parti- cles knocked out of the material by cosmic radiation. This makes Type NTB3 just about our most perish- able product. We keep no stock, even wait till the last moment to make the emulsion, get it to the physicists by the fastest means, and warn them to process as soon as possible. Associating Type NTB3 with urgency in our minds, we hadn't thought till just the other day of a leisurely experiment with them: let us, we said, simply leave a few dozen packages of NTB3 plates and pelli- cles on the lab roof for a while, somewhat after the casual manner in which M. Becquerel opened the field of nuclear physics. After proc- essing, will we find tracks of inter- esting particles and events? How much searching with a good high- power microscope will it take to find the interesting tracks against the camouflaging background of sec- ondary electron tracks that the pro- fessionals avoid by exposing in high- altitude balloons? -We'll let you know if we find anything that might be encouraging to the dedicated amateur. A dozen 1' x 3' Kodak Nuclear Track Plates, Type NTB3 cost $6.40 in 25-, 50-, or 100-micron emulsion thick- ness. Orders are placed with a local Kodak Industrial Dealer, whose name is obtainable from Eastman Kodak Com- pany, Industrial Photographic Division, Rochester 4, N. Y. Larger sizes, 150- and 200-micron emulsions on plates, and pel- licles cost more. A pellicle, by the way, is a sheet of unmounted emulsion one-quar- ter millimeter thick. This is one of a series of reports on the many products and services with which the Eastman Kodak Company and Price quoted is subject to change without notice. Its divisions are... sewving laboratories everywhere

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  • Kodak reports to laboratories on:a reagent for the isolation of ketones . . . how to learn the fundamentals ofradiography... hunting cosmic ray particles without a camera

    To capture ketonesLet us say you wish to demonstratethe particular ketone setup whencearises the subtle flavor that makescaraway seeds taste so good incookies or in fresh rye bread. p-Hydrazinobenzenesulfonic Acid hasthe useful property of forming eas-ily cleaved condensation productswith ketones but does not react atall with aliphatic aldehydes. Fromthe cleavage of the condensationproducts, yields of 70% and betterare reported. You cannot do thiswith aromatic aldehydes becausethey give only addition compoundsthat are not converted into true con-densation products by splitting offwater. Thus you have a reagent forthe separation of aliphatic and iso-cyclic ketones from caraway seedoil or whatever other essential oilsinterest you.For a procedural abstract on isolating

    ketones with p-Hydrazinobenzenesul-fonic Acid (Eastman 1129), or a copyof the catalog that lists more than 3500other Eastman Organic Chemicals,write Distillation Products Industries,Eastman Organic Chemi-cals Department, Roches-Iter 3, N. Y.

    RadiographySuppose you, desire to find out alittle more about the practical as-pects of working with x-rays thanwhat you have been able to observeas a medical or dental patient andrank layman. One way to informyourself painlessly and withoutnuisance to acquaintances who areprofessional in the field is throughour 100-page book, "The Funda-mentals of Radiography." Just is-sued is the rewritten eighth editionof this work, which has introducedmany thousands of practicing x-raytechnicians to their careers.The typical reader the author has

    in mind is an intelligent and earnestyoung person who has never pre-viously given much thought to thedifference between an anode and acathode but is willing to learn. Cer-

    tain of the earlier pages you canprobably afford to pass over ratherquickly to get to the parts where we

    review the geometry of x-ray imageformation, the effect of kilovoltageon what is shown, scattered radia-tion and its control, intensifyingscreens and how to use them, theselection of film and processingprocedures, calculation of expo-sures, how to get more contrast,how to get more detail, how in gen-eral to run a radiographic operationfor consistently good results andmaximum personal safety. Theviewpoint is essentially that of themedical x-ray clinic, but the con-tent can be useful elsewhere-toyou yourself or to a newcomeryou'd like to interest in the topic.

    To get a copy of "The Fundamentalsof Radiography," one simply drops anote to Eastman Kodak Company,X-ray Division, Rochester 4, N. Y. If,however indirectly, it results in an incre-ment to the ranks of the radiographers,we shallfeel amply rewarded.Hobby?Not only is there no need for a cam-era with Kodak Nuclear Track Platesand Pellicles, Type NTB3, but onedoesn't even need to open the orig-inal shipping package to exposethem. Their function is to pick updevelopable tracks of the ceaseless,silent rain of cosmic ray particlesthat stream through the atmosphere-electrons, protons, deuterons,mesons of the several breeds, posi-trons, multiply charged heavy ions,V-particles, etc.

    (The number of species seems togrow with every meeting where high-

    energy physics is on the agenda; thetheoreticians are way behind ontheir explanations.)Any wrapping material we can

    put around the emulsion not onlyfails as a shield but even acts as asource of additional ionizing parti-cles knocked out of the material bycosmic radiation. This makes TypeNTB3 just about our most perish-able product. We keep no stock,even wait till the last moment tomake the emulsion, get it to thephysicists by the fastest means, andwarn them to process as soon aspossible.Associating Type NTB3 with

    urgency in our minds, we hadn'tthought till just the other day of aleisurely experiment with them: letus, we said, simply leave a few dozenpackages of NTB3 plates and pelli-

    cles on the lab roof for a while,somewhat after the casual mannerin which M. Becquerel opened thefield of nuclear physics. After proc-essing, will we find tracks of inter-esting particles and events? Howmuch searching with a good high-power microscope will it take to findthe interesting tracks against thecamouflaging background of sec-ondary electron tracks that the pro-fessionals avoid by exposing in high-altitude balloons? -We'll let youknow if we find anything that mightbe encouraging to the dedicatedamateur.A dozen 1' x 3' Kodak Nuclear

    Track Plates, Type NTB3 cost $6.40 in25-, 50-, or 100-micron emulsion thick-ness. Orders are placed with a localKodak Industrial Dealer, whose name isobtainable from Eastman Kodak Com-pany, Industrial Photographic Division,Rochester 4, N. Y. Larger sizes, 150- and200-micron emulsions on plates, and pel-licles cost more. A pellicle, by the way, isa sheet ofunmounted emulsion one-quar-ter millimeter thick.

    This is one of a series of reports on the many productsand services with which the Eastman Kodak Company and

    Price quoted is subject tochange without notice.

    Its divisions are... sewving laboratories everywhere

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