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Record 1 - external organization data 2023-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Devices
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

An arrangement of two electrodes between which a spark may occur; the insulation (usually air) between the electrodes is self-restoring after passage of the spark …

OBS

…used as a switching device, for example, to protect equipment [or for measuring high voltage] or to switch a radar antenna from receiver to transmitter and vice versa.

Key term(s)
  • spark-gap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs électroniques
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos electrónicos
  • Física nuclear
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
DEF

Aparato consistente en dos electrodos cuya distancia puede ser regulada, separados por un dieléctrico líquido o gaseoso y dispuestos de tal forma que una chispa salte de uno a otro cuando la diferencia de potencial alcance un valor determinado.

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