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PLASMA CHAUD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plasma Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thermal plasma
1, record 1, English, thermal%20plasma
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hot plasma 2, record 1, English, hot%20plasma
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] plasma [that] approaches a state of local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE). 2, record 1, English, - thermal%20plasma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plasmas can be "thermal/hot" and "non-thermal/cold." Thermal plasma is nearly fully ionized while non-thermal plasma is only partly ionized. 3, record 1, English, - thermal%20plasma
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique des plasmas
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plasma thermique
1, record 1, French, plasma%20thermique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plasma chaud 2, record 1, French, plasma%20chaud
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un plasma thermique, connu aussi comme plasma chaud, l'énergie cinétique des électrons et celle des particules lourdes sont du même ordre de grandeur. Par contre, le plasma non thermique, appelé également le plasma froid, est un plasma en déséquilibre thermique. 2, record 1, French, - plasma%20thermique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-07-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hot plasma
1, record 2, English, hot%20plasma
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generally, in magnetic containment schemes the deuterium/tritium fuel mixture would be introduced into the reaction chamber where it would be heated and compressed into a dense hot plasma to produce fusion. 2, record 2, English, - hot%20plasma
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Hot plasmas can incinerate the most toxic organic substances completely, leaving no trace that might leak from the incinerator. Plasma incineration reduces the chemical quickly to molten carbon in which very little toxin could survive. 3, record 2, English, - hot%20plasma
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... to say that hot plasma glows is to say that the plasma contains, besides freely moving electrons and atomic nuclei stripped bare, a large number of photons. 4, record 2, English, - hot%20plasma
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plasma chaud
1, record 2, French, plasma%20chaud
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plasma dans lequel l'agitation thermique des particules est très élevée et peut atteindre l'énergie nécessaire aux réactions de fusion. 1, record 2, French, - plasma%20chaud
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contraster avec plasma froid. Voir aussi plasma industriel, gravure au plasma, traitement ou usinage au plasma. 2, record 2, French, - plasma%20chaud
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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