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Record 1 2015-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
CONT

[A] bear paw snowshoe ... has no tail [and] will provide a greater manoeuvrability. Furthermore, they are easily stored and transported. However, keep in mind that the round heel will make the snowshoe drag with each step. In spite of this, it is still the first choice of forest workers, trappers, hunters and winter campers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Arts et culture autochtones
CONT

La peau de caribou est la meilleure pour lacer les raquettes. [...] La peau de phoque est bonne elle aussi pour le lacis. [...] Si ces types de peau ne sont pas disponibles, on peut toujours utiliser de la toile que l'on déchire en bandes. Mais cela ne fonctionne que pour fabriquer des raquettes patte d'ours.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics of Solids
CONT

The principal methods of positive-ion formation are electron impact, surface ionization, spark discharge.... Surface ionization. Atoms possessing low ionization potentials can be ionized by allowing them to strike a heated surface having a high work function ... the atom will be thermally desorbed as a positive ion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique des solides
CONT

Source à ionisation de surface (ou thermo-ionisation) (...) On dirige sous vide, vers une surface métallique chauffée (...) la vapeur atomique d'un élément (...) La faible dispersion énergétique des ions produits (...) permet leur analyse par un simple lecteur magnétique.

OBS

Ce procédé fournit des courants d'ions intenses (...) et stables pour tous les éléments de faible potentiel d'ionisation (alcalins, ternes, rares, etc.).

Spanish

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