Finding Aid for the Richard Madey papers

Author: Gregg McCullough, June 2008

Descriptive Rules: DACS

Origination: Madey, Richard, 1922-

Inclusive Dates: 1945-2000

Bulk Dates: 1953-1994

Extent: 4 cubic feet (4 record storage boxes)

Physical Location: 11th Floor

Abstract: Dr. Richard Madey is a professor emeritus of physics at Kent State University. This collection of materials, dating from 1963 to 2000, contains primarily collaboration meeting reports, laboratory notebooks, logbooks, NASA reports, research papers, periodicals, and theses. All of these materials pertain to the study of physics.

Biography: Dr. Richard Madey was born in Brooklyn, NY, on February 23, 1922. He served in the United States Navy Reserve from 1944 to 1946. Madey earned a bachelor of electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY) in 1942 and a Ph.D. in physics from University of California at Berkeley in 1952. He worked at as professor of physics (1971-1989), chair of the Department of Physics (1971-1983), director of the Center for Nuclear Research (1988-1992), university professor (1989-1992), and research scientist and emeritus university professor (1992-present). His primary fields of research are nuclear physics and gaseous absorption. One of his most significant and recent research projects involved probing the cahrege structure of the neutron.

Madey has received many honors and distinctions throughout his career, including the Meritorious Service Award from the New York Metropolitan Section, American Nuclear Society and the President’s Medal from Kent State University. He has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute of Chemists, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Ohio Academy of Sciences. Additionally, he is an honorary lifetime member of the American Nuclear Society. He remains an active researcher in the field of physics.

Scope and Content: The Richard Madey papers contain laboratory notebooks and logbooks from experiments that he or his students performed, reports from collaboration meetings which he co-wrote, NASA reports for which he was the principal investigator, research papers, periodicals, theses, and correspondence.

Statement of Arrangement: The Richard Madey papers are arranged alphabetically by series, then chronologically by date. The collection contains the following series:

Series 1: Articles
Series 2: Correspondence
Series 3: Logbooks
Series 4: Notebooks
Series 5: Notes and Graphs
Series 6: Periodicals
Series 7: Reports
Series 8: Research Papers
Series 9: Theses

Preferred Citation: Richard Madey papers. Department of Special Collections and Archives. Kent State University Libraries and Media Services.

Acquisition Information: The Richard Madey papers were transferred to Special Collections and Archives by Kent State University Department of Physics in July 2007.

Box 1

Series 1: Articles

Folder -- Contents

1. Article, "Calculating Gamma Heating in Reactor Structures," Nucleonics, October 1957
2. Article, "Calculations of the penetration of gamma rays through the edges of a ½-inch diameter lead collimator," Nuclear Instruments and Methods 4, December 12, 1958
3. Article, "Cerenkov Radiation from Protons and the Measurement of Proton Velocity and Energy," The Physical Review, June 25, 1951
4. Article, "A Dispersion Model Approach to the Preliminary Design of Adsorber Beds for Trace Contaminants," The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, undated
5. Article, "Energy Spectrum Resulting from Electron Slowing Down," Physical Review, March 15, 1954
6. Article, "An Experimental Study of Adsorption Interference in Binary Mixtures Flowing through Activated Carbon," undated
7. Article, "The 51st Exhibition of Scientific Instruments and Apparatus," Phys. Med. Biol., 1967
8. Article, "The Fundamentals of Differential Radiation Measurements," Nondestructive Testing, January-February 1958
9. Article, "Gamma-Ray Absorption Coefficients," Reviews of Modern Physics, April 1952 (5 copies)
10. Article, "Gamma-Ray Attenuation Coefficients," Nucleonics, 1964
11. Article, Gamma-ray Locating Device," International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 1959
12. Article, "LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Absorption equations for active carbons with in homogeneous microporous structures," Carbon, June 28, 1979
13. Article, "LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Adsorption at low concentrations of acetylene and methane on activated carbon at 25ºC," Carbon, February 14, 1978
14. Article, "Monte Carlo Calculation of Transport of Fast Electrons," The Physical Review, June 1, 1962
15. Article, "The Multiple Scattering of Electrons," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, March 1938
16. Article, "New Gamma-Ray Radioactivity Standards," NBS Technical News Bulletin, April 1959
17. Article, "Range-Energy Relation for Protons in Various Substances," Indian Journal of Physics, 1958 (2 copies)
18. Article, "Range Energy Relation for 340-Mev Protons," The Physical Review, 1951
19. Article, "The Range-Energy Relation in Emulsion," Il Nuovo Cimento, 1958
20. Article, "Range-Energy Relations for Electrons and the Determination of Beta-Ray End-Point Energies by Absorption," Reviews of Modern Physics, January 1952
21. Article, "Range-Energy Relations for Protons in Be, C, Al, Cu, Pb, and Air," The Physical Review, 1959
22. Article, "Range-Energy Relations for Protons in Be, C, Al, Cu, Pb, and Air," The Physical Review, 1961
23. Article, "Range-Energy Relations for Protons in Various Substances," Reviews of Modern Physics, 1960 (2 copies)
24. Article, "The Range in Aluminum of 14-7 MeV Protons," undated
25. Article, "The Range of 5-50 keV Heavy Ions in Various Gases," Phys. Med. Biol., 1967
26. Article, "Stopping Power and Energy Loss for Ion Pair Production for 340-Mev Protons," The Physical Review, February 15, 1951
27. Article, "TECHNICAL NOTES: The Volume Adsorption Capacity of 0.98 mol% Argon on Activated Carbon at 20ºC," Nuclear Science & Engineering, 1978
28. Article, "Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of the Energy Loss of Relativistic Heavily Ionizing Particles," Reviews of Modern Physics, January 1980
29. Article, "Theorie der Streuung schneller geladener Teilchen I Einzelstreuung am abgeschirmten Coulomb-Feld," September 1946
30. Article, "Theory of Electron Penetration," The Physical Review, June 15, 1955
31. Article, "Thermal-Neutron Data for the Elements," Nucleonics, March 1958
32. Article, "The Volume Adsorption Capacity of Activated Carbon at 25ºC for 100 ppm Acetylene, Methane, Methanol, and Toluene," Carbon, October 31, 1977
33. Article, "The Volume Adsorption Capacity of Activated Carbon for Selected Trace Contaminants," Carbon, 1978
34. Article, "The X- or Gamma-Ray Energy Absorption or Transfer Coefficient: Tabulations and Discussion," Radiation Research, July 1961 (2 copies)
35. Article, "X-Ray Critical-Absorption and Emission Energies in kev," Nucleonics, March 1955 (2 copies)

Series 2: Correspondence

36. Correspondence, June 1963-November 1968

Series 3: Logbooks

37. Logbook, Description
38. Logbook, E 348/355, October 20, 1993-October 26, 1993
39. Logbook, E 377 Replay Logbook, July 6, 1994-December 1994
40. Logbook, Gen, December 1990
41. Logbook, Gen, April 1991-June 1991
42. Logbook, Gen Book 1, June 1990
43. Logbook, Gen Book 2, June 1990
44. Logbook, Gen Book 5, April 12, 1991-April26, 1991
45. Logbook, Gen Book 6, April 26, 1991-May 13, 1991
46. Logbook, Gen Book 7, Production Run, May 14, 1991-June 6, 1991
47. Logbook, Gen Replay, April-May, September 1991
48. Logbook, Gen NPOL Collaboration, July 1994

Box 2

Series 3: Logbooks

Folder -- Contents

1. Logbook, Gen Tests, January 1988
2. Logbook, Gen, OHIPS Tune-Up, January and April 1991
3. Logbook, MCEEP Calculations, July 1993
4. Logbook, NPOL Test, July 1991-August 1989

Series 4: Notebooks

5. Notebook, Argon 40, 41, January 1985-December 1985
6. Notebook, Butane and Mixtures, March 20, 1981-December 23, 1981
7. Notebook, Ethane, Acetylene, Methane, Acetone, Propane, Butane, Mixtures, June 15, 1981-January 27, 1982
8. Notebook, Ethane, Acetylene, Methane, Acetone, Propane, Butane, Mixtures, January 27, 1982-April 26, 1982
9. Notebook, Hydrocarbons, July 15, 1978-May 5, 1981
10. Notebook, Hydrocarbons, September 1981
11. Notebook, Hydrocarbons, February 1987-November 1987
12. Notebook, Hydrocarbons, November 1987-April 1989
13. Notebook, Hydrocarbons, May 1989-May 1990
14. Notebook, Physical Adsorption of Argon and CO2, July 1969
15. Notebook, Physical Adsorption Theory, September 1968-July 1969
16. Notebook, Trace Contaminants, February 5, 1975-August 9, 1975
17. Notebook, Trace Contaminants, August 11, 1975-February 2, 1977
18. Notebook, Trace Contaminants, February 2, 1977-July 13, 1978
19. Notebook, Trace Contaminants, Acetone, August 22, 1974- February 4, 1975

Series 5: Notes and Graphs

20. Notes and Graphs, undated

Series 6: Periodicals

21. Periodical, Range Concepts and Heavy Iron Ranges, 1963
22. Periodical, Reviews of Modern Physics, October 1953
23. Periodical, Reviews of Modern Physics, April 1963

Box 3

Series 7: Reports

Folder -- Contents

1. Report, Additional Stopping Power and Range Tables for Protons, Mesons, and Electrons, 1966
2. Report, Adsorption Interference in Mixtures of Trace Contaminants Flowing through Activated Carbon Adsorber Beds, undated
3. Report, Calculation of Energy Dissipation by Electrons in Water, April 22, 1965
4. Report, A Calculation of the Gamma-Ray Spectrum of the Bulk Shielding Reactor, July 31, 1957
5. Report, E93-038 [Gen and Gmn] Collaboration, July 9, 1999
6. Report, E93-038 [Gen and Gmn] Collaboration Meeting, March 25, 2000
7. Report, E93-038 [Gen and Gmn] First Readiness Review, September 2, 1999
8. Report, E93-038 [Gen and Gmn] Meeting of Working Group on Simulations, Data Analysis, and Data Acquisition, September 23, 1999
9. Report, E93-038 [Gen and Gmn] Meeting of Working Group on Simulations, Data Analysis, and Data Acquisition, October 18, 1999
10. Report, E93-038 [Gen and Gmn] Meeting of Working Group on Simulations, Data Analysis, and Data Acquisition, October 21, 1999
11. Report, E93-038 [Gen and Gmn] Meeting of Working Group on Simulations, Data Analysis, and Data Acquisition, November 4, 1999
12. Report, E93-038 [Gen and Gmn] Meeting of Working Group on Simulations, Data Analysis, and Data Acquisition, November 11, 1999
13. Report, E93-038 [Gen and Gmn] Software Report, March 24, 2000
14. Report, E93-038 [Gen and Gmn] Readiness Review, July 6, 2000
15. Report, Emulsion Tables. I. Heavy-Particle Functions, September 1954
16. Report, Energy Dissipation by Fast Electrons, September 10, 1959
17. Report, Energy Spectra and Angular Distributions of Electrons Transmitted through Sapphire (Al2O3) Foils, 1964
18. Report, Energy Spectrum Resulting from Electron Slowing Down, February 20, 1959
19. Report, Financial Records, March 1983-April 1983
20. Report, Gen Collaboration Meeting, June 12, 1998
21. Report, Graphs of the Compton Energy-Angle Relationship and the Klein-Nishina Formula from 10 Kev to 500 Mev, August 28, 1953
22. Report, Guidelines for Preparation of NASA Grant Reports, February 1974
23. Report, High-Energy Particle Data Volume I: Kinematics of Particles as a Function of Kinetic Energy, January 1965
24. Report, High-Energy Particle Data Volume II: Range-Energy and dE/dx Plots of Charged Particles of Matter, July 1, 1966
25. Report, High-Energy Particle Data Volume IV: Range-Momentum and dP/dx Plots of Charged Particles in Matter, July 1, 1966
26. Report, Index and Annotated Bibliography of Range and Stopping Cross Section Data, February 14, 1958
27. Report, The Interaction of Nuclear Radiations with Matter, July 1, 1945
28. Report, Investigations of Electron Interactions with Matter, December 1965
29. Report, NASA Presentations, 1976-1979
30. Report, On the Range Energy Relation for Protons in Nuclear Emulsions, undated
31. Report, Passage of Charged Particles through Crystal Lattices, April 21, 1965
32. Report, Passage of Electrons through Matter, September 9, 1953
33. Report, Penetration of High-Energy Heavy Ions, with the Inclusion of Coulomb, Nuclear, and other Stochastic Processes, May 1968
34. Report, Photon Attenuation and Energy Transfer Coefficients. Tabulations and Discussions, May 10, 1965
35. Report, Program Bragg: A Fortran-IV Program for Calculating Bragg Curves, Flux and Current Distributions, and Energy Spectra, February 5, 1968
36. Report, The Properties of Atomic Nuclei, June 1, 1949
37. Report, Range-Energy Curves, United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1949
38. Report, Range-Energy Curves, University of California Radiation Laboratory, 1949
39. Report, Range-Energy Curves for Protons and - Particles, undated

Box 4

Folders -- Contents

1. Report, The Range-Energy Relation in Emulsion Part 2. The Theoretical Range, April 9, 1957 (2 copies)
2. Report, Report of Inventions and Subcontracts, March 1983
3. Report, Shielding Against Gamma Rays, Neutrons, and Electrons from Nuclear Weapons, February 24, 1964
4. Report, Spar, a Fortran Program for Computing Stopping Powers and Ranges for Muons, Charged Pions, Protons, and Heavy Ions, May 1973
5. Report, Stopping Power and Energy for Ion Pair Production for 340 Mev Protons, August 3, 1950
6. Report, Stopping Power and Ion Density, July 24, 1953
7. Report, Studies in Penetration of Charged Particles in Matter, 1964
8. Report, A Table of Kinetic Energy, Momentum, and Magnetic Rigidity for the Proton, Alpha Particle, and Electron, June 1963
9. Report, Tables of Energy Losses and Ranges of Electrons and Positrons, 1964 (3 copies)
10. Report, Tables of Energy Losses and Ranges of Heavily Charged Particles, 1964 (2 copies)
11. Report, Tables of Range and Stopping Power of Chemical Elements for Charged Particles of Energy 0.05 to 500 MeV, 1966
12. Report, Tables of Solid Angles and Activations, November 1956
13. Report, Thick Target Bremsstrahlung Spectra, November 1954
14. Report, Transmission and Reflection of Electrons by Aluminum Foils, April 1, 1963
15. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Final Technical Report, March 16, 1974-December 31, 1982
16. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Semi-annual Status Report Number 1, March 16, 1974-September 15, 1974
17. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Semi-annual Status Report Number 2, September 16, 1974-March 15, 1975
18. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Semi-annual Status Report Number 3, March 16, 1975-September 15, 1975
19. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Semi-annual Status Report Number 4, September 16, 1975-March 15, 1976
20. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Semi-annual Status Report Number 5, March 16, 1976-September 15, 1976
21. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Semi-annual Status Report Number 6, September 16, 1976-March 15, 1977
22. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Semi-annual Status Report Number 7, March 16, 1977-September 15, 1977
23. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Semi-annual Status Report Number 8, September 16, 1977-March 15, 1978
24. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Semi-annual Status Report Number 9, March 16, 1978-September 15, 1978
25. Report, Transport of Trace Contaminants through Porous Media: Semi-annual Status Report Number 10, September 16, 1978-March 15, 1979

Series 8: Research Papers

26. Research Paper, Approximation Method in Classical Scattering by Screened Coulomb Fields, 1968
27. Research Paper, Coulomb Scattering, August 19, 1963
28. Research Paper, Electron Bremsstrahlung, September 9, 1963
29. Research Paper, Elements of Radiation Dosimetry, undated
30. Research Paper, Klein-Nishina Photon Cross Sections, June 15, 1959
31. Research Paperl, Integral Equations Governing Radiation Effects, 1963
32. Research Paper, Nuclear Interactions, December 23, 1963
33. Research Paper, Photon Interactions, November 21, 1963

Series 9: Theses

34. Thesis, Effect of Chemical Structure on Stopping Powers for High-Energy Protons, August 1952
35. Thesis, The Passage of Charged Particles through Matter, May 1951
36. Thesis, Statistical and Systematic Errors of the Electron Beam Polarization in the Gen Experiment, December 2001 (2 copies)
37. Thesis, Stopping Power and Range for any Nucleus in the Specific Energy Interval 0.01 to 500 -- MeV/amu in any Nongaseous Material, May 1968 (copy 1)
38. Thesis, Stopping Power and Range for any Nucleus in the Specific Energy Interval 0.01~ to 500~MeV/amu in any Nongaseous Material, May1968 (copy 2)