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CYCLOTRON [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

cyclotron: an item in the "Nuclear Physics Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

cyclotron : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de physique nucléaire» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Radiotherapy
DEF

A pulsed accelerator of charged particles in which an electric field at a constant frequency gives repeated and synchronous accelerations while the particles move spirally in a constant guiding magnetic field.

OBS

cyclotron: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Radiothérapie
DEF

Accélérateur à impulsions de particules chargées dans lequel un champ électrique de fréquence constante produit des accélérations répétées et synchrones, tandis que les particules se déplacent en spirale dans un champ magnétique de guidage fixe.

OBS

cyclotron : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
DEF

A hollow accelerating cyclotron electrode in the shape of the letter D.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique radiologique et applications
DEF

Chacune des électrodes en forme de D d'un cyclotron, entre les bords droits desquelles se trouve le champ électrique d'accélération.

Spanish

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