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AGHF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Space Centres
- Orbital Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- advanced gradient heating facility
1, record 1, English, advanced%20gradient%20heating%20facility
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- AGHF 1, record 1, English, AGHF
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Advanced Gradient Heating Facility (AGHF) ... The AGHF supports the production of advanced semiconductor materials and alloys using the directional solidification process, which depends on establishing a hot side and a cold side in the sample (a temperature gradient). It provides an extremely stable temperature environment of up to 1,400°C, high-temperature gradients of up to 100°C/cm in the solidification zone, slow movement of the gradient across a sample to provide slow growth rates, efficient cooling through the use of a liquid metal cooling ring attached to the sample container, and Peltier pulse marking capability. The AGHF consists of three modules mounted in one side of a Spacelab double rack: the Core Facility Module contains the processing chamber with the furnace inside; the Electronics Module contains the controls and equipment necessary to operate the furnace; and the Gas Storage Module contains argon for chamber repressurization and sample cooling. 2, record 1, English, - advanced%20gradient%20heating%20facility
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
advanced gradient heating facility; AGHF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 3, record 1, English, - advanced%20gradient%20heating%20facility
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Centres spatiaux
- Stations orbitales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- four à gradient à haute température
1, record 1, French, four%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20%C3%A0%20haute%20temp%C3%A9rature
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- AGHF 2, record 1, French, AGHF
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- four AGHF 3, record 1, French, four%20AGHF
correct, masculine noun
- four perfectionné à gradient 3, record 1, French, four%20perfectionn%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20gradient
masculine noun
- four à gradient de haute technologie 4, record 1, French, four%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20de%20haute%20technologie
masculine noun
- AGHF 4, record 1, French, AGHF
masculine noun
- AGHF 4, record 1, French, AGHF
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les conditions de microgravité de l'espace, il est possible d'éliminer nombre de ces imperfections produites sous l'effet de la pesanteur. Les chercheurs LMS [Laboratoire de mécanique des fluides] ont produit dans le Four perfectionné à gradient (GHF pour Gradient Heating Facility) des matériaux et des alliages de semiconducteurs de pointe selon la technique de la solidification directionnelle qui repose sur l'établissement d'une portion chaude et d'une portion froide à l'intérieur d'un échantillon (gradient de température). 3, record 1, French, - four%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20%C3%A0%20haute%20temp%C3%A9rature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
four à gradient à haute température; AGHF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 5, record 1, French, - four%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20%C3%A0%20haute%20temp%C3%A9rature
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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