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A leaflet of 4 pages dealing analysis system XSAM800’ Kratos Ltd. Rd., Urmston, Manchester M31 2LD. UK

Montedison UK limited. A new general booklet on the unique ‘Fomblin’ range of perfluorinated polyether products. These are a range of high performance, non-flammable oils and greases. Their principal applications are in the following industries: Nuclear, Vacuum, Aerospace, Military, Electronic/ Electrical, plastics lubrication, porous metal bearings, oxygen service, high temperature and hostile environment lubrication chemical industry, solvent service and magnetic media lubrication. The ‘Fomblin’ range offers high lubricating power, absence of hydrogen/hydrocarbons, long life and extreme temperature resistance for use in conditions where conventional lubricants fail rapidly. ‘Fomblin’ is a registered trademark of the Montedison Group of Italy. Enquiries about possible applications will be welcomed. Montedison UK Ltd. 7/8 Lygon Place, Ebury Street, London SWlW OJR, UK

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(i) One side of a single sheet leaflet giving details of services provided. (ii) A 4-page leaflet on ‘Surface Physics Instrumentation’, describes briefly the surface instruments available. (iii) A file containing four leaflets which give details of: (a) directly-heated LaB, cathode; (b) field-emission retarding potential fan ; (c) field-ionization source ; (d) demountable field emission fan. Inside the file cover there is also some data on single-crystal field electron emitters, single-crystal field electron/ion sources, multi-emitter field electron/ion sources and single crystal materials (wire). Cambridge Consultants Ltd. Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4DW, UK

When a catologue becomes a work of reference. Sometimes a company produces a catologue of its range of products in such a comprehensive manner that it might be classed more as a work of reference than just a promotional aid. In the field of power transmission up to 3.75 kW (5 hp) the catalogue just published jointly by Normand Electrical Co Ltd and Neco Electronics (Europe) Ltd of Cosham, Hants, seems likely to fall into such a category. Comprising some 212 pages, its 21 sections span ac and dc motors, geared motor units, speed controllers, Ward Leonard sets, speed reducers, electromagnetic brakes, tachometer generators and a number of special-purpose drives. More significant for the specifying engineer or designer is the comprehensiveness of the content. Typically, each section gives product specifications, performance curves, installation and maintenance instructions, connection diagrams, dimensions and, where appropriate, easy-to-follow selection charts, mounting arrangements and weights. There is a separate section devoted to such general information as users like to have readily to hand : conversion tables, mounting designations, lubrication charts and application check lists. In the foreword to the catologue Neco state that the publication has been developing since the company pioneered the integral geared motor unit in the 1920s. The catologue is therefore a present-day ‘distillation’ of this long experience in combining a vast number of electrical and mechanical variants to meet 66

power

transmission needs. Normand Electrical Eastern Road, Cosham, Hants

Road,

News bulletins, reviews industrial concerns and Edwards

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Measurement South Hill,

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and Automation Chislehurst, Kent

Company Ltd, PO6 lSZ, UK

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News, from Sira, BR7 5EH, UK.

Cape Review 7980, published by Cape Street, London, WlY 4AB. UK.

Sira Institute

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CN Annual Report 7979, Council of Engineering 2 Little Smith Street, London SW1 P 3DL. UK.

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CEI 24th Graham Clark Sir Frederick W Page.

Revolution,

CEI news careers’. Kratos

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Vacuum Physics and Technology, R W Carlson. From the International Molybdenum: Alloys. Atomic

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a New

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Annual

June 1980, Chilton, Didcot,

New

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Physico-chemical Energy Review

USA. edited by G L Weissler and Atomic Energy Agency.

Properties of its Compounds : special issue, No. 7, 1980.

and

Physics of Modern Materials. Vol. 1, February 1980; vol. 2, April 1980. Based on lectures presented at the Spring College on the Physics of Modern Materials, held at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. From Elsevier Switzerland. Metallurgical Conference,

Sequoia Coatings, San Diego,

SA.,

PO Box 851,

7979. Proceedings California, USA

From Fachinformationszentrum GmbaH, Karlsruhe. Physik (Data

Energie,

Daten (Physics Data). compilations in Physics)

CH-1001,

Laussane

1,

of the International (April, 1979). Physik,

Datensammlurgen by H Behrens

Mathematik in der Pysik; and G Ebel, No. 3.

Physik Daten (Physics Data). ‘Gases and carbon (Thermodyamics, kinetics, and property changes) H Speck, E Fromm and G Horz. Series 5.

in metals’ by H Jehn,

Physik Daten (Physics Data). ‘Karlsruhe charged particle reaction data compilation’ by H Munzel, H Klewe-Nebenius, J Large, G Pfennig and K Hemberle. Nos. 15-1, 15-2, 15-index. From UK.

Basil

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Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Fluids (St units). Prepared by G F C Rogers and Y R Mayhew. (Third edition, 24pp. paper covers. ISBN 0 631 12891 3.) These widely used tables have remained virtually unchanged since 1967. They are used by many examining bodies, and examples in numerous text books are based on them. In view of this, the authors have retained the same format as far as possible, and users will find 17 of the original

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Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Letters, April 1980 and Vol 19, No 5, May 1980.

The revisions for the third edition are of two kinds. First, there are additional pages of new data giving molar values of the internal energy, enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs function of some gases and vapours. These data should be useful if four-year courses become common, making it possible to treat mixtures and chemical reactions more comprehensively.

Vol 19, No 4,

Surface Science Letters, March 1980, reproduced from Surface Science, Vol 93, No 1. (The publishers, North-Holland Publishing Co of 335 Jan van Galenstraat, PO Box 211, 1 OOOAE Amsterdam, The Netherlands, plan to market Surface Science Letters twice monthly with 24 issues scheduled for 1980).

The second type of change is concerned with the more rigorous attitude now taken to the concept of a physical quantity and its unit, and to the new definition of the mole consolidated internationally in 1971. The quotient of a symbol and its unit appears at the head of columns so that the values can properly be regarded as pure numbers; and the quantity ‘molar mass’ (unit: kg/kmol) is used instead of the dimensionless quantity ‘relative molecular mass’.

Le Vide, les couches minces, Vol 199, Nov/Dec 1979 Jan/Feb/March 1980 (Societe Francaise du Vide). Pennant

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Vol 34, Nos 3, 4 and 5 (1980).

Journal of Engineering and 6 (1980). Philips

newspaper),

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Research

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Vol 38, Nos 3,4,5

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(1979).

Conferencesandgroupactivities ESSDERC

‘80

provisional programme will commence with coffee followed by a laboratory tour of the Maxwell and Newton buildings and then lunch. An early start to the afternoon session is envisaged and the following speakers have agreed to provide contributions:

The 10th European Solid State Device Research Conference, incorporating the 5th Symposium on Solid State Device Technology will be held at the University of York, UK, from 15 to 18 September 1980. The aim is to bring together scientists and engineers working in the broad field of solid state devices and to provide a European forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest research and technology. The invited J Tihanyi results’.

speakers

J Lohstroh LSI.’ B Hoefflinger E Constant devices’.

Munich).

(Philips, (University (CNRS,

‘M 0 S Power

Eidhoven).

‘Devices

of Dortmund).

Villeneuve

K H Zaininger

(Siemens,

USA).

B 0 Kolbesen silicon’.

(Siemens,

Munich).

R W Brander (PORC, Martlesham III-V compound semiconductor

J M Eldridge (IBM, conductor lines.’

San Jose).

and ‘New

d’Ascq).

devices-trends circuits

for bipolar

of sub-micron

developments

‘Process Heath). layers.’

induced ‘Vapour

lithography

Reliability

(v)

and Applications 1980

R A Dugdale

(Harwell).

‘Tribological

of Ion

occurring

ion plated

‘Ion cleaning

coatings

in relation

‘Reactive

during

applications’.

to coating

ion plating

ion

with

adhesion’. a planar

Short contributions of 5 or 10 minutes are welcome. Prospective contributors should contact one of the following organisers : Dr R E Hurley, Thorn-EMI, Central Research Laboratory, Trevor Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UK; or Dr D G Armour, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT. UK. The Meetings Officer, The Institute of Physics, 47 Belgrave Square, London SWlX 8QX, UK

growth

British College

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problems

processes

in VHSIC’. defects

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Vacuum

Council

and

Acton

Technical

The Department of Science and Computing, Applied Science Section, of Acton Technical College in association with the Department of Engineering announce a formal course for the Academic Session 1980/81 by part-time study starting in October 1980 in vacuum science and vacuum technology.

of metal

The social program will include a reception, a conference dinner, and excursions to places of natural beauty and historic and scientific interest. A special program of tours and excursions is being arranged for accompanying ladies. The Meetings Officer, The Institute of Physics, 47 Belgrave Square, London SW1 X 80X, UK

Principles 29 October

(Salford).

‘Physical

and

C M 0 S technologies’.

‘Modelling

‘Future

J Daniel (Philips, Redhill). ‘Electron semiconductor device technology.’

D G Teer

(Salford).

R P Howson (Loughborough). magnetron source.’

are as follows.

(Siemens,

D G Armour plating’.

In the first two terms the course will be held at Acton Technical College, and will consist of lectures and demonstrations; students will attend once a week at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. In the final term students will undertake industrial projects at Edwards School of Vacuum, Crawley and will attend on Tuesday afternoons and evenings. The College will organise transport for students to take them from Acton to Crawley and back during the final term. Cost of transport is included with the fee.

Plating,

The Vacuum Group in collaboration with the Metals Society (Applied Metallurgy and Metals Technology Group) has arranged a one day meeting on the principles and applications of ion plating. Particular aspects to be covered include fundamental studies, properties of coatings, cleaning techniques and apparatus development. The

Moisture A SIRA entitled techniques Cudham Institute

Measurement

in Solids

and

Gases

residential course for instrument and process engineers ‘Moisture measurement in solids and gases: available and applications’, will be held 27-28 October 1980 Hall, Cudham, Severnoaks, Kent. Applications to Sira Ltd, South Hill, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5EH, UK.

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