Preliminary Inventory of the Richard Latter papers
Scope and Content of Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Geneva Conference on Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapons Test
Meeting notes and conference materials 1958-1959
Verbatim records, final (1-17) 1958
Verbatim records, final (17-35) 1958-1959
Verbatim records, final (36-52) 1959
Verbatim records
Verbatim records (continued)
Provisional records 1959-1961
Official records 1958-1959
Official records (continued)
Technical Working Group 2 1959-1960
Technical Working Group 2 (continued)
"Report of the Technical Working Group on the Detection and Identification of High Altitude Nuclear Explosions" 1959
Correspondence, David R. Inglis 1961
Technical Working Group on the Detection and Identification of High-Altitude Nuclear Explosions, provisional verbatim records
Seismic research program advisory group 1960
"The Capabilities of a Seismic System," memorandum 1960 May 6
Drafts of reports 1958
Disarmament, reference material 1959-1960
"Geneva Conference of Experts," final report
"Conference of Experts to Study the Possibility of Detecting Violations of a Possible Agreement on Suspension of Nuclear Tests" 1958
Science notebooks
Science notebooks (continued)
Science notebooks (continued)
Science notebooks (continued)
Science notebooks (continued)
Rand memoranda and research 1950-1955
Theory of crystal structure
Handwritten equations and graphs
Electromagnetic radiation from a nuclear explosion in space 1962
"CHAINJ: An Unclassified Version of an Average Atom Opacity Code" 1974
High pressure technology program review 1981
Handwritten equations and graphs
Developing new materials at elevated temperatures and pressures 1984
Research materials
Handwritten equations and graphs
AFWL simulators
Theory of phase shift
Superconductivity
Thermonuclear reactors
"Scientific Effects of Artificially Introduced Radiations at High Altitudes," symposium 1959
PSAC
Underground explosions 1959-1965
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 1967-1970
Research materials
Publications by Latter 1954-1963, 1986
Publications by Latter 1948
Rand memoranda
Quantum theory of molecules and solids
Radiation theory
Fermi-Thomas model
Soviet data on Van Allen radiation 1959
Van Allen radiation
Ballistic missile defense 1968
Earthquake identification
Plowshare
Project Rand 1958
Physics of plasmas, lecture notes by Marshal Rosenbluth
Correlation energy of electron gas at high density
Lines of force of the geomagnetic field in space 1958
Compressibilities of simple metals 1957
X-ray absorption, graphs
Application of dispersion relations to form factors
Energy principle for hydromagnetic stability problems
Application of a modified Debye-Huckel theory to fully ionized gases
Table of radiative opacities of gas mixtures, Perkins Observatory
"A Compilation of Some Rate and Cross Sections of Interest in Controlled Thermonuclear Research" 1959
Calculations of Gaunt factors for free-free transitions near positive ions
Blackout briefing 1953
Blackout data
Nuclear physics
Notes
Electron radiative transitions in a Coulomb field 1959
Pressure broadening 1958
Relativistic self-consistent calculations for various atoms 1958-1959
Theory of Monte Carlo 1949-1951
Opacities, lead and uranium
Opacity by Thomas-Fermi model
Occupation number code
Asymptotic expansions from contour integrals by the method of steepest descent 1945
Self consistent wave functions for mercury
Pacer 1975
Debris, magnetic interaction 1963
Radar heating
Rockets
Missile reentry
Visible light x-rays
Declassified Rand memoranda
Properties of the atmosphere
D-D scattering
Handwritten equations and graphs
AICBM
Resonance scatter
Guns
Radiation properties of air 1955, 1961
Fusion decay data
Wedge
Shock reflection
Wiener theory
EM calculations 1965
Unclassified notes 1971-1972
Handwritten equations and graphs
Distribution-free methods
Project Rand 1958-1963
Extended mixture opacity
Opacity of air
Thermodynamic functions of a partially degenerate fully ionized gas
Theory of geomagnetically trapped electrons from an artificial source
Range and stopping cross section data, index and annotated bibliography 1958
"Systems of Conservation Laws," Los Alamos lab report 1959
Range of slow atoms 1958
Radiation of plasma in a magnetic field 1958
"The Problem with Detecting Nuclear Explosions," testimony before the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy 1961
Radiation hydrodynamics
Treatment of equations of state by the Fermi-Thomas method 1953
Quantum statistics of interacting particles, general theory on properties of an electron gas 1958
Status of weak interactions 1958
Bethe Feynman theory
High temperature problems
Hydrodynamic gun
Partition function
Magnet-hydrodynamics VII fluid dynamical analogies 1958
Slowing down distribution of energetic nuclei in a fully ionized gas
Energy transfer between charged particles by Coulomb collisions 1958
Trapping and lifetime of charged particles in the geomagnetic field 1958
Gyration of a charged particle 1958
H. Griem, line-broadening
Latter's resume
Statement before Armed Services Committee 1969
Correspondence
"Capabilities and Limitations of a Geneva Type Control System," Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, speech 1960
Statement for Armed Services Committee (Senator Stennis)
Continuous groups and reflections in quantum mechanics 1958
Collective excitations of nuclear matter 1958
Clebsch-Gordon coefficients tables 1958
PSAC Strategic Military Panel 1970
Project Rand 1960
Diffusion theory
Opacity
Air conductivity produced by nuclear explosions
Handwritten equations and graphs
Prim-Reed strategy
Equation of state, Thomas-Fermi model 1954
AEC, notes
Handwritten equations and graphs
Physical data
Experimental data relating to blackout
Cooling of fireball
Trapped electrons 1962
Fallout
Rand memoranda
EM
Particle beam
X-ray absorption coefficients, graphs
Rocket orbit properties
Many body problem
EM, satellite
"Continuous Groups and Reflections in Quantum Mechanics," W. Paul, lectures 1958
Nonlinear diffusion of strong magnetic fields into a conducting half-space 1959
X-ray radiation from TEAK and ORANGE
Diffusion integral age
Magnetic poles
Handwritten equations and graphs
"A New Method in the Theory of Superconductivity" 1958
Energy principle for hydromagnetic stability problems 1957
Maser
Properties of cosmic ray shower
Neutron cross sections
Seismic scaling law for underground explosions 1959
Bubble rise
Non-equilibrium
Detection of electromagnetic signals from nuclear explosions
Position Annihilation
State of air equation
Dust
Equation of state
Energy levels
Lasers 1961
Illusion of superiority
IMC VI
Atomic defense line
Cloud rise
Vulnerability
Radio noise from Argus
Argus: Wake
F. Burke, Comments on HPD
VELA,congressional hearings 1961
Radio transmission by ionospheric and tropospheric scatter 1959
Energy levels
Opacity
Handwritten equations, graphs, and notes
Conductivity 1964
EM-HA II
Enhancement of visible light from a nuclear explosion by clouds
EM, low altitude
Problem of detecting underground and high altitude nuclear explosions
Computer calculations 1972
Effect of plasticity on decoupling of underground explosions 1960
Developing new materials by rapid decompression 1983
Developing new materials at elevated temperatures and pressures 1982
Developing new materials at high pressure 1981
Geometry
Physics of high-altitude nuclear burst effects 1977
Linear filtering
Linear filtering (continued)
Static deformation of a plastic medium 1961
Proton widths of light nuclei 1948
Computation of Fermi-Dirac functions 1938
Thomas-Fermi model
Green's function method
Project Rand 1961
Thomas-Fermi model
Theoretical approach to developing new materials
Range theory
Lecture notes and miscellaneous files
Weyl
Quantum Mechanical, Physics 221, Oppenheimer 1939
Theory of viscous and thermal attenuation of sounds by small spheres 1950
Optics
Black holes, clippings
Electron correlation
Earthshine
EM absorption 1952
Effects of EM pulse on military targets
ABM 1965
Solid state physics
Debris ionization
Gamma data
Detection of space explosions
Computation tables
Problem detecting nuclear explosions 1961
EM-HA I
Electron density and collision frequency in equilibrium air, graphs 1961
Vacuum tubes
Seismic review
Bremsstrahlung
Plasma lectures 1957
Spin relativity
Fundamentals of mathematical theory of statistics
Physics of Ionized Gases, lectures 1955-1956
Many body problem for strongly interacting particles
Interactions of the fundamental particles 1956
Lecture notes and writings
"The Many Body Problem for Strongly Interacting Particles II"
"Interactions of the Fundamental Particles" 1956
"Particle Differential Equations" 1949-1950
"Probability Methods in Physics: I. Statistical Equilibrium" 1948-1949
"A Strategy for the ABM Game" 1966
"Solutions of the Thomas-Fermi-Dirac Statistical Model of Atoms" 1964
Publications by Latter 1948-1963
"An Experiment on Double Beta Decay" 1948
"Spectral Representations of Linear Operators" 1948
"Quantum Electrodynamics"
"The Problems of the Interaction of Elementary Particles" 1950
"Selected Topics in Statistical Mechanics" 1947
"The Fine Structure of Positronium" 1951
"The Effects of Atomic Weapons on Nuclear Radiation" 1955
"The Integral Invariant"
"Radiation Laboratory," notes on lectures by Julian Schwinger 1945
"1. Soviet Paper 2. The Structure of Semi-Simple Algebras"
"Mathematical Problems Arising from Quantum Mechanics," seminar 1950
"Multipole Expansions and Internal Conversion" 1957
"Lectures on Many Particle Quantum Systems"
"An Outline of Thermodynamics"
"Zur Berechnung der Matrizen Beim Wasser-Stoffatom" 1929
"The Photoelectric Absorption of Rays in Heavy Elements" 1935
"Absorption Coefficients and Hydrogen Line Intensities" 1935
"The Collective Description of Electron Interaction in Metals"
"Interferenz von Rontgenstrahlen und Warmebewegung"
"Chapter 5: Calculus of Variations"
"Classical Electron Theory from a Modern Standpoint" 1960
"The Irreducible Volume Character of Events I: A Theory of the Elementary Particles and of Fundamental Length"
"Relativistic Quantum Mechanic and Field Theory"
Chemistry 242: Quantum Mechanics, lecture notes 1952
"Group Theory and Spectroscopy" 1951
"Stress Code Development and Pressure Vessel Design" 1979
"Math Analysis," problems
"Analytical Mechanics"
"Math Analysis," problems
"Analytical Mechanics," problems and lecture notes
"Hydrogen Wave Functions," graphs 1954
"Math Analysis," lecture notes 1946-1947
"High Energy Phenomena and Meson Theories" 1951
"Equation of State: A Survey of the Thermodynamic Properties of Matter at High Pressures and Temperatures" 1964
"Quantum Electrodynamics and Meson Theories" 1950
"Relativistic Quantum Mechanic and Field Theory"
Publications by Richard Latter 1950-1964
"A Similarity Solution for a Spherical Shock Wave" 1955
"Equations of State on the Thomas-Fermi Statistical Model" 1954
McGraw-Hill, correspondence 1961
"Detection of Nuclear Explosions" 1961
Project Rand 1949-1950
Rand memoranda 1958-1965
Rand memoranda 1954-1964
Correspondence 1961-1994
Handwritten graphs and equations
Poncelet-Steiner theorem 1986
Publications by Richard Latter 1961
Rand memoranda
Handwritten graphs and equations
Patent material 1980-1985
SALT
"Theory of Linear Servo Mechanisms" 1945
"A Study of Two-Meson Hypothesis" 1949
Naval Research Laboratory 1962
Publications by Latter 1952-1984
Project Rand 1950-1958
Rand memoranda
Reports by Latter
Photographs
Nuclear explosions
Machinery and components