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LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Satellite Telecommunications
- Mathematical Geography
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- long-baseline interferometry
1, record 1, English, long%2Dbaseline%20interferometry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LBI 1, record 1, English, LBI
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Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Long Baseline Interferometry 2, record 1, English, Long%20Baseline%20Interferometry
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- LBI 2, record 1, English, LBI
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- LBI 2, record 1, English, LBI
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique in which radio telescopes hundreds of kilometres apart can be joined electronically to form an array. 1, record 1, English, - long%2Dbaseline%20interferometry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Signals received by the various antennas are brought to a central correlator by means of radio or fibre-optic links. A well-known example is the MERLIN array. 1, record 1, English, - long%2Dbaseline%20interferometry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Long Baseline Interferometry (LBI): term and abbreviation used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - long%2Dbaseline%20interferometry
Record 1, Key term(s)
- long base-line interferometry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications par satellite
- Géographie mathématique
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interférométrie à longue base
1, record 1, French, interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20%C3%A0%20longue%20base
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ILB 2, record 1, French, ILB
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- interférométrie longue base 3, record 1, French, interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20longue%20base
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'interférométrie longue base consiste à utiliser au moins deux télescopes indépendants dont on recombine les faisceaux de façon cohérente. C'est le principe utilisé pour obtenir une haute résolution angulaire, supérieure à la limite de diffraction de pupilles uniques. 4, record 1, French, - interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20%C3%A0%20longue%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] l'interférométrie longue base a permis de gagner un ordre de grandeur en résolution angulaire par rapport aux télescopes mono-pupillaires. 5, record 1, French, - interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20%C3%A0%20longue%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
interférométrie à longue base (ILB) : terme et abréviation en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - interf%C3%A9rom%C3%A9trie%20%C3%A0%20longue%20base
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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