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Lassiter, W. S.

Publications and source records attributed to Lassiter, W. S..

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NASA NTRS1981

Design predictions for noise control in the cryogenic National Transonic Facility

Noise control in the National Transonic Facility - a cryogenic wind tunnel - has been examined in terms of acoustical design criteria, drive-fan noise and exhaust system noise. A duct lining with two layers of perforated sheeting and a gas-filled honeycomb core was selected for attenuating drive-fan noise. With the exception of attenuation peaks, attenuation of the lining was found to experimentally agree with predicted values at 20 C air temperatures. Exhaust system noise will be attenuated with a large muffler used in conjunction with a 6.1-m high acoustical enclosure. Fan noise from the fan-ejector system will be attenuated by fan silencers and the acoustic enclosure.

Lassiter, W. S.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Auger spectroscopy of HCl interaction with Al at low pressures

The purpose of the present study was to determine some adsorption characteristics of HCl with partially clean polycrystalline Al by Auger electron spectroscopy. The adsorption was found to exhibit a Freundlich-type behavior pattern in which the number of molecules adsorbed varied with HCl pressure linearly on a log-log plot. Assuming that the adsorption behaves according to the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, the isosteric heat of adsorption increases with coverage at low pressures, appearing to approach a constant value of 4-5 kcal/mole.

Lassiter, W. S.↗
NASA NTRS1974

In situ mass analysis of particles by surface ionization mass spectrometry

A qualitative study of the application of surface ionization and mass spectrometry to the in situ detection and constituent analysis of atmospheric particles was conducted. The technique consists of mass analysis of ions formed as a result of impingement of a stream of particles on a hot filament where, it is presumed, surface ionization takes place. Laboratory air particles containing K, Ca, and possibly hydrocarbons were detected. Other known particles such as Al2O3, Pb(NO3)2, and Cr2O3 were analyzed by detecting the respective metal atoms making up the particles. In some cases, mass numbers indicative of compounds making up the particles were detected showing surface ionization of particles sometimes leads to chemical analysis as well as to elemental analysis. Individual particles were detected, and it was shown that the technique is sensitive to Al2O3 particles with a mass of a few nanograms.

Lassiter, W. S.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Interaction of sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide with clean silver in ultrahigh vacuum.

It is shown that when a clean polycrystalline silver surface is subjected to sulfur dioxide at a pressure of 1 nanotorr, sulfur is chemisorbed to the silver. Heating the contaminated silver leads to an estimation of the minimum heat of desorption of 59 kcal/mol. Sulfur Auger peak height and relative function measurements of the surface during exposure show that adsorption occurs during 6 microtorr/sec exposure at 1 nanotorr.

Lassiter, W. S.↗