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BRIGGS, George Henry

Born Sydney 23 March 1893; died Sydney 24 July 1987. Education Sydney University (B.Sc. 1916, D.Sc. 1937) and Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge (Ph.D. 1926). Lecturer in physics Sydney University 1916-28; Assistant professor 1928-39. Officer-in-charge, Physics Section, National Standards Laboratory, 1939-45; Chief, Division Physics, C.S.I.R./O., 1945-58. President of the Australian Branch Institute of Physics 1950-51.
  1. The distribution of the active deposits of radium, thorium and actinium in electric fields. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 41 (1921), 357-377.
  2. The distribution of the active deposit of radium in helium and argon in an electric fieldied Royal Society of New South Wales. Journal and Proceedings., 57 (1923), 249-255.
  3. Measurement of the intensity of the light of the corona at the eclipse of September 21, 1922. Astrophysical Journal, 60 (1924), 273-281.
  4. The electric charge carried by thorium X and thorium emanation recoil atoms in gases. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 50 (1925), 600-612.
  5. A photographic method of determining the mobility of recoil atoms. Cambridge Philosophical Society. Proceedings., 23 (1926), 73-77.
  6. The straggling of alpha particles from radium C. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 114 (1927), 313-340.
  7. The decrease in velocity of alpha particles from radium C. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 114 (1927), 341-354.
  8. A redetermination of the velocities of alpha particles from radium C, thorium C and C'. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 118 (1928), 549-557.
  9. The electrostatic charging of motor cars. Institution of Engineers, Australia. Journal., 4 (1932), 248-252.
  10. A large permanent magnet for experiments on the deflection of alpha and beta particles. Journal of Scientific Instruments, 9 (1932), 5-8.
  11. The relative velocities of the alpha-particles from thorium X and its products and from radium C'. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 139 (1933), 638-659.
  12. Measurements of the relative velocities of the alpha-particles from radon, radium A, and radium C'. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 143 (1934), 604-617.
  13. A determination of the absolute velocity of the alpha-particles from radium C'. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 157 (1936), 183-194.
  14. (With A.F.A. Harper) The measurement of strong magnetic fields. Journal of Scientific Instruments, 13 (1936), 119-126.
  15. A note on the absolute determination of the ampere. Journal of Scientific Instruments, 13 (1936), 127-129.
  16. (With M. Goldhaber) Scattering of slow neutrons. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 162 (1937), 127-143.
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