Statistical properties of mutual intensity with finite measurement time

The accuracy with which the amplitude and phase of an interference fringe can be measured in quasi-thermal light is limited by the finite integration time used. The statistical errors expected in such a measurement are derived analytically, and their dependence on measurement time, the coherence time of the light, and the complex coherence factor are explored. An example illustrating the utility of the results is presented. Work supported by the Office of Naval Research     

Theory of scattering of He by A W(112) surface

Experimental data (D.V. Tendulkar and R.E. Stickney, Surface Sci. 27 (1971) 516) on the diffraction of He by W(112) are interpreted using some of the most recent theoretical ideas. The model used is a combination of the stationary sinusoidal hard wall (for example, F.O. Goodman, J. Chem. Phys. 66 (1977) 976) and the Debye-Waller-type attenuation assumption (for example, F.O. Goodman, Surface Sci. 65 (1977) 37). Encouraging qualitative agreement of theory with experiment is obtained.     

Protein binding of coherin and other small molecules by thin-layer gel chromatography

The protein binding stoichiometry of small molecules is here determined on a nanomole scale by a simplified procedure utilizing chromatography on thin layers of cross-linked dextran gels. New data are presented on the thin layer chromatographic properties of representative ligands, including a-amino acids, peptides, dyes and fluorigenic reagents, in relation to their molecular weights, polar characteristics, gel water regain values and denaturants, providing criteria for the general application of this method to studies of ligand binding with large as well as small molecules. By this procedure coherin peptides, A1 and B1--4, respectively, bind to coherin C in the molar ratio, 2:1, with a binding constant of about 10(5) M-1. Coherin C is believed to act as a carrier peptide.