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flash tube [3 records]

Record 1 1994-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lasers and Masers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Masers et lasers
DEF

Appareil servant à produire une lumière très intense.

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

A glass or quartz tube containing two electrodes and filled with xenon or other inert gases at a very low pressure. It is used as the light source in electronic flash units and photographic stroboscopes, and is designed to produce repeated flashes.

Key term(s)
  • flash bulb

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Lampe en quartz ou en verre contenant deux électrodes et remplie de xénon ou d'un autre gaz inerte à très basse pression, utilisée comme source de lumière dans les flash électroniques et les stroboscopes.

OBS

lampe (électronique) à décharges

Key term(s)
  • lampes-éclairs
  • lampe électronique à décharges

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Lamps
CONT

the flash tube ... takes the form of a narrow glass tube containing an inert gas at low pressure and with two electrodes sealed into the ends.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Lampes
CONT

Le tube à éclats. Le tube en verre (droit, en U ou spiralé) renferme du xénon qui devient lumineux lorsqu'il est traversé par un fort courant électrique.

Spanish

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