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AFFLUX PARTICULES [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

The ratio of the average number of gas particles crossing a specified surface to the unit time ...

OBS

[The gas particles:] those having a velocity component in the same direction as the normal to the surface at the point of crossing being counted as positive and those having a velocity component in the opposite direction being counted as negative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
CONT

Le flux de particules. Il caractérise la propagation des particules dans le système physique étudié; dans sa définition la plus exhaustive, le flux représente, à un instant considéré, le nombre des particules traversant, en un point de l'espace, l'unité de surface avec une énergie et une direction données, à un instant donné.

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