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Record 1 1993-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

Those electrons in a plasma which gain energy from an applied electric field at a faster rate than they lose it through collisions. For this reason they are also called suprathermal electrons.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Dans un plasma, électrons dont le gain d'énergie provenant de l'application d'un champ électrique croît plus vite que les pertes d'énergie par collisions. La section efficace de choc diminuant lorsque la vitesse augmente, il en résulte que ces électrons tendent, par leur énergie, à se "découpler" du reste du plasma.

OBS

"Électron découplé" : Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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