A GUIDE TO LANDOLT-BORNSTEIN
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QC61 Chemie, Astronomie, Geophysik und Technik, 6th edition.
.L25
Objective--The compilation of all verified physical data
resulting from research in the fields of physics, chemis-
try, astronomy, geophysics, and technology.
The 6th edition was begun in 1950 and completed in
1981, in 4 volumes of 28 parts. The language is German,
but some English titles appear in this edition.
General outline of the 6th edition:
Volume 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics 5 parts
Volume 2 Properties of Matter in Its Aggregated State
10 parts in 13
Volume 3 Astronomy and Geophysics 1 part
Volume 4 Basic Techniques 4 parts in 10
Ref Landolt-Bornstein Zahlenwerte und Funktionen aus Naturwis
QC61 senschaften und Technik, New Series
.L26 (Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and
Technology)
Because of the difficulty in adhering to the rigid
overall plan of the 6th edition, the New Series was begun
in 1961 with a more flexible scheme. There will be no 7th
edition, as the New Series is arranged to accommodate
future information. The preface, table of contents, and
introductory chapter in each volume are also in English.
General outline of the New Series:
Group I Nuclear and Particle Physics
Group II Atomic and Molecular Physics
Group III Crystal and Solid State Physics
Group IV Macroscopic and Technical Properties of
Matter
Group V Geophysics and Space Research
Group VI Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Space Research
Group VII Biophysics
Ref Landolt-Bornstein Zahlenwerte und Funktionen aus Naturwis
QC61 senschaften und Technik Comprehensive Index for 6th ed.,
.L253 1950-1980, and New Series, 1961-1985.
1987
Listed below are contents of the volumes currently held
in the Chemistry Library--all volumes of the 6th edition
and the majority of the volumes of the New Series.
SIXTH EDITION
Volume I ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS (5 parts)
Part I (1950). Atoms and Ions
The system of units: length, mass, time, mechanical,
electrical, thermal, photometry; relationship between
electrical and magnetic units. The basic constants of
physics, velocity of light, Planck's constant, gravita-
tion constant; proton, a particle. Wavelength of atomic
spectra; Faraday effect and other effects due to the
external shell of electrons.
Part 2 (1951). Molecular Structure
Atomic distances and structure; energy of chemical
bindings; dissociation of di- and polyatomic molecules;
oscillation and rotation of molecules; the restraint of
molecular rotation.
Part 3 (1951). The External Electron Ring
Band spectra of diatomic and polyatomic molecules;
light absorption of solutions in visible and
ultraviolet; energy of ionization; optical rotation;
electrical moments of molecules; electrical and optical
polarization of molecules; magnetic moment; dimagnetic
polarization; quantum yield in photochemical reactions.
Part 4 (1955). Crystals
Symmetry, crystal class, space groupings; lattice
type, structure and dimensions of crystals; ion and
atomic radii; lattice energy; internal variations;
electron emission of metals and metalloids; X-ray and
electron and high frequency spectra of crystals; lattice
distortion and absorption in alkali; halogen compounds.
Part 5 (1952). Atomic Nucleus and Elementary Particles
The energy of the atomic nucleus; hyperfine struc-
ture of spectral lines; naturally radioactive atoms;
rotation of the nucleus and light quanta; cosmic radia-
tion.
Volume 2 - PROPERTIES OF MATTER IN THE VARIOUS STATES OF
AGGREGATION (10 parts)
Part 1 (1971). Thermal Mechanical State
SI units; T, V and P measurement; hardness;
natural isotopes; densities and compressibilities of
solutions; non-ionized solutions.
Part 2. Equilibria Other Than Melting Point Equilibria:
Part 2a (1960). Vapour Condensed Phase Equilibria and
Osmotic Phenomena
One-component systems; vapour pressures of pure
substances; densities of co-existing phases of pure
substances; effect of pressur on melting and transition
points; liquid crystals. Multicomponent systems:
vapour pressures of mixtures; heterogeneous equilibria;
colligative properties.
Part 2b (1962). Solution Equilibria I
Multicomponent systems (contd): solution equi-
libria of (a) gases in liquids, (b) gases in solid and
liquid metals, (c) solids and liquids in liquids
(solubilities of organic substances in water, etc.;
solubilities of inorganic substances in water, etc.).
Part 2c (1964). Solution Equilibria 2
Solubilities of organic substances in organic
liquids; equilibria in systems with several immiscible
phases.
Part 3 (1956). Melting Point Equilibria and Interface
Phenomena
Melting point diagrams of metal alloys; binary and
ternary systems of inorganic compounds; reciprocal salt
pairs; silicates; melting opint diagrams of organic
systems and inorganic-organic systems.
Part 4 (1961). Calorimetry
Molar heat capacities, entropies, enthalpies and
free energies and their temperature dependence; tables
for calculating thermodynamic functions from known
molecular vibrations; Joule-Thomson effect; magnetother-
mal effect with paramagnetic salts at very low tempera-
tures; thermodynamic functions of mixtures and solutions
(including heats of adsorption and neutralization).
Part 5a (1969). Transport Phenomena I, Viscosity and
Diffusion
Viscosity of gases and liquids; diffusion of gases
and liquids.
Part 5b (1968). Transport Phenomena II, Kinetics, Homo-
geneous Gas Equilibria
Dynamic constants (contd): thermal conductivity;
thermal diffusion in gases and liquids; reaction
velocities in gases and oslids; homegeneous gas equili-
bria.
Part 6 (1959). Electrical Characteristics I
Electrical conductivity of metals; ionic conduc-
tivity in solids (crystals); Hall effect and transistor
effect; conductivity transition point; photoconductivi-
ty; piezoelectric, elastic, dielectric constants of some
systems; dielectric properties of crystals, crystalline
solids, glass, synthetic materials (Volume 4, Part 3,
658); crystalline liquids, pure liquids, aqueous solu-
tions; non-aqueous solutions; gases. Thermoelectric
effects: Peltier effect; Thomson effect; photo-emission
and secondary electron emission effects.
Part 7 (1960). Electrical Characteristics 2. Conductivi-
ity of Electron Systems
Conductivity of molten salts; pure liquids;
conductivity, transport numbers and ion conductivity of
aqueous electrolytic solutions; transport numbers;
electrolytes in heavy water; conductivity in non-aqueous
solutions--organic and inorganic; electrophoretic mobil-
ities and electrokinetic potentials; e.m.f. of
reversible and inversible cells in aqueous and non-
aqueous solutions; e.m.f. of cells in molten salts;
electrolytic dissociation of constants; acid-base indi-
cators; buffer mixtures and compositions.
Part 8 (1962). Optical Constants
Metals and alloys; non-metallic substances; glass-
es and plastics; optical and magneto-optical character-
istics of liquid crystals; liquids; gases.
Part 9 (1962). Magnetic Characteristics 1
Metallic elements and alloys; magnetic compounds
with definite structures; inorganic compounds with one
ion or several ions with partly filled shells; Crystals
(and glasses) with defects; semiconductors; paramagnetic
relaxation; nuclear magnetic relaxation.
Part 10 (1967). Magnetic Characteristics 2
Diamagnetic susceptibilities; diamagnetic aniso-
tropy; paramagnetic susceptibilities.
Volume 3 (1952) ASTRONOMY AND GEOPHYSICS (1 part)
Types and location of instruments; location and time
constants; frequence and occurrence of elements; solar
system; magnitude of radiation; movement of stars; star
systems and special star types; galactic mist. The shape
of the earth; force of gravity; minerals and rocks; earth's
magnetic field; oceanography; hydrography, meteorology;
external atmosphere.
Volume 4 - BASIC TECHNIQUES (4 parts)
Part 1 (1955). Natural Materials and Mechanical Proper-
ties
Basic technical and physical units; mass, length,
time, area, volume, frequency, velocity; units of force,
pressure, energy, work; electrical units; atomic
weights; hydrometry and pyknometry. Natural and artifi-
cial building materials: cement, mortar, stone, wood
paper, cellulose. Fibrous materials: ceramics, glass,
natural and synthetic rubber, Friction and viscosity;
static and dynamic friction and viscosity flotation;
acoustics.
Part 2. Metallic Materials:
Part 2a (1963). Fundamentals, Testing Methods, Fer-
rous Materials
Characteristics of metals; test methods
(investigation of mechanical properties); non-
destructive testing; steel production; standards and
physical characteristics for ferrous metals; special
chemical and physical properties, ferrous and oxygen-
free alloys.
Part 2b (1964). Sintering Materials. Heavy Metals.
Powder metallurgy and sintering materials:
W, Rh, Ta, Mo, Nb, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Mn, noble metals,
Cu, Sb, Zn, Pb, Bi, Sn.
Part 2c (1965). Light Metals, Special Materials,
Semiconductors, Corrosion
Ti, Be, Al, Mg, Li, Rb, Cs; liquid metals,
reactor materials, U, Pu, Zr, Hf, Th, rare earths,
semiconductors, solders, enamel, hard solders; weld-
ing, cutting and extrusion of metals; metal adhesion;
corrosion behaviour of materials (arranged by corro-
sive agent)
Part 3 (1957). Electrical, Optical and X-ray Techniques
Technical conductivity of solid and liquid
materials; thermo-elements; discharge through gases;
insulating materials--synthetic and natural; magnetic
properties; illumination; light sources; luminous
substances; light filters; photosensitive materials, X-
ray techniques, circuits and dispositions. General and
medical x-ray techniques: x-ray spectra; a radiation;
fine line structure of x-ray spectra.
Part 4. Determination of Thermal and Thermodynamic
Properties:
Part 4a (1967). Methods of Measurement, Thermodynamic
Properties of Homogeneous Materials
Thermometry; hygrometry; thermodynamic
properties of gases, vapours, liquids and solids.
Part 4b (1972). Thermodynamic Properties of Mixtures,
Combustion, Heat Transfer
Thermodynamic equilibria of mixtures; adsorp-
tion. Fuels and combustion. Thermal conductivity.
Part 4c Absorption Equilibria of Gases in Liquids:
Part 4c1 (1976). Methods of Measurement, Thermody-
namic Properties of Homegenous
Materials
Water, D20, organic liquids, oils, HF, NH3,
etc.; aqueous solutions
Part 4c2 (1977). Absorption in Liquids of High
Vapour Pressure
Elements in liquid phase; liquid inorganic
compounds; liquid organic compounds; liquid CH-
compounds; liquid substituted CH-compounds.
NEW SERIES
Group I NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
Vol. I Energy levels of nuclei, A = 5 to A = 257 (1961)
Vol. 2 Nuclear radii (1967)
Vol. 3 Numerical tables for angular correlation computations
in a -,B and g-spectroscopy (1968)
Vol. 4 Numerical tables for beta decay and electron capture
(1969)
Vol. 5 Q-values and excitation functions of nuclear reactions
5a Q-values (1973)
5b Excitation functions for charged-particle induced
nuclear reactions (1973)
5c Estimation of unknown excitation functions and thick
target yields for p, d, 3He and a-reactions
(1974)
Vol. 6 Properties and production spectra of elementary
particles (1972)
Vol. 7 Elastic and charge exchange scattering of elementary
particles (1973)
Vol. 8 Photoproduction of elementary particles (1973)
Group II ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS (see also Group I Vol. 3)
Vol. 1 Magnetic properties of free radicals (1965)
Vol. 2 Magnetic properties of coordination and organometallic
transition metal compounds (1966)
Vol. 3 Luminescence of organic substances (1967)
Vol. 4 Molecular constants from microwave spectroscopy (1967)
Vol. 5 Molecular acoustics (1967)
Vol. 6 Molecular constants from microwave, molecular beam and
ESR spectroscopy. Supplement and extension to Vol.
II/4 (1974)
Vol. 7 Structure data of free polyatomic molecules (1976)
Vol. 8 Magnetic properties of coordination and organometallic
transition metal compounds. Supplement 1 to Vol.
II/2 (1976)
Vol. 13 Rate and equilibrium constants for reactions of
polyatomic free radicals, biradicals, and radical
ions in liquids
13a Carbon centered radicals I
13b Carbon centered radicals II
13c Nitroxides. Radicals centered on N, S, P, & other
heteroatoms
13d Oxi-, peroxi-, and related radicals
13e Proton and electron transfer. Biradicals
Vol. 14 Molecular constants mostly from microwave, molecular
beam, and electron resonance spectroscopy.
Supplement & extension to Vols. II/4 & II/6. Parts
a & b.
Group III CRYSTAL AND SOLID STATE PHYSICS (see also Group I/
Vol 3)
Vol. I Elastic, piezoelectric, piezooptic and electrooptic
constants of crystals (1966)
Vol. 2 Elastic, piezoelectric, piezooptic, electrooptic
constants, and non-linear dielectric susceptibilities
of crystals. Supplement and extension to Vol III/1
Vol. 3 Ferro- and antiferroelectric substances (1969)
Vol. 4 Magnetic and other properties of oxides and related
compounds (1970) Parts a & b
Vol. 5 Structure data of organic crystals (1971) Parts a & b
Vol. 6 Structure data of elements and intermetallic phases
(1971)
Vol. 7 Crystal structure data of inorganic compounds:
7a Key elements: F, Cl, Br, I (VII. Main Group)/halides
and complex halides (1973)
7b1 Key element: O. (1975)
7e Key elemtns: d9-, d10-, d1...d3-, f-elements. (1976)
7g References for III/7 (1974)
Vol. 8 Epitaxy data of inorganic and organic crystals (1972)
Vol. 9 Ferro- and antiferroelectric substances. Supplement
and extension to Vol. III/3
Vol. 10 Structure data of organic crystals, Supplement and
extension to Vol. III/5 (1983)
Group IV MACROSCOPIC AND TECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Vol. 1 Densities of liquid systems and their heat capacities
1a Nonaqueous systems and ternary aqueous systems (1974)
Vol. 2 Heats of mixing and solution (1976)
Vol. 3 Thermodynamic equilibria of boiling mixtures (1975)
Group VI ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, AND SPACE RESEARCH
Vol. I Astronomy and astrophysics (1965)
Group VII BIOPHYSICS
Vol. 1 Nucleic acids
1a Crystallographic and structural data I
1b Crystallographic and structural data II
1c Spectroscopic and kinetic data: physical data I
1d Physical data II: theoretical investigations
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