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SENSITIVE MATERIAL [2 records]

Record 1 2016-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Types of Documentation (Library Science)
DEF

Reproducible materials (plates, films, papers, etc.) that have been made light sensitive either by coating with an emulsion containing light-sensitive halides or by impregnating with a chemical sensitizer.

OBS

sensitized material: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

Key term(s)
  • sensitised material

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)
DEF

Ensemble composé d'un support photographique et d'une couche photosensible.

OBS

support : Toute matière portant une couche sensible; les supports les plus usuels sont les suivants : verre, film et papiers.

OBS

surface photosensible; surface sensible : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiation Protection
CONT

A neutron detector having an enhanced response to neutrons of a preselected energy, said detector comprising: a body of neutron-responsive material operative to produce a detectable signal in response to the interaction of a neutron therewith; a sensitive material associated with at least a portion of said body of neutron-responsive material, said sensitive material having a resonance at said preselected energy which increases its neutron interaction cross section thereat as compared to its neutron interaction cross section at non-resonant energies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Radioprotection
CONT

Un détecteur de neutrons comprend un corps en matière sensible aux neutrons pouvant produire un signal détectable en réponse à son interaction avec un flux de neutrons, ainsi qu'un sensibilisateur constitutif ou additionnel augmentant la réaction du détecteur par rapport à des neutrons, d'une énergie présélectionnée.

Spanish

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