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TERA ELECTRON VOLT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A unit of energy used in particle physics ... That is 1,000,000,000,000 electron Volts or 1012 electron Volts.

OBS

1 TeV is about the energy of motion of a flying mosquito.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Physique atomique
OBS

1 TeV = 1 000 milliards d'eV [électron-volt].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Física atómica
DEF

Unidad de energía empleada en física de partículas, es equivalente a 1012 eV o 1,000,000,000,000 electronvoltios.

OBS

Una lámpara de 10 vatios (watts) encendida durante un segundo consumirá aproximadamente la cantidad de energía de 62 millones de TeV.

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