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radiation field [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Radiation Protection
  • Radioactive Contamination
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

The region through which energy is radiated.

CONT

[below ground vault]. Sand could be used as the backfill material between layers of waste packages. It has several functions: to reduce radiation fields, to reduce the risk of fire, to stabilize the waste packages and to provide a permeable matrix through which any infiltrating water may flow out of the repository.

OBS

It could be the surface of the skin or the volume of a region in the body which is irradiated.

OBS

field: Qualitatively: a region in which a physical force is operative. Quantitatively: the description of the way in which energy, momentum, etc., are carried in such a field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
  • Radioprotection
  • Pollution par radioactivité
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Surface (par exemple la peau) ou volume (par exemple une partie du corps) qui est irradié par un faisceau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiación electromagnética
  • Protección contra la radiación
  • Contaminación por radioactividad
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
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Record 2 2002-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Telecommunications Facilities
DEF

[A] part of the field of an [antenna] which is associated with an outward flow of energy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Installations de télécommunications
DEF

Ensemble des composantes du champ d'une antenne qui correspondent à une propagation d'énergie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
DEF

Parte del campo de una antena que se asocia con una fuente de energía externa.

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