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MASER INSTABILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- loss-cone instability
1, record 1, English, loss%2Dcone%20instability
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- maser instability 2, record 1, English, maser%20instability
correct, standardized
- loss cone instability 3, record 1, English, loss%20cone%20instability
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Electrostatic micro-instability which arises in open-ended systems where the deficit of plasma particles within the loss-cones produces a "humped distribution" in velocity space. 4, record 1, English, - loss%2Dcone%20instability
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This creates a situation similar to that in the two-stream instability. 4, record 1, English, - loss%2Dcone%20instability
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
loss-cone instability; maser instability: terms and definition standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - loss%2Dcone%20instability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instabilité du cône de perte
1, record 1, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20du%20c%C3%B4ne%20de%20perte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- instabilité maser 1, record 1, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20maser
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Micro-instabilité électrostatique qui se produit dans les systèmes ouverts où la diminution de la densité de particules de plasma dans les cônes de perte provoque une «distribution à bosse» dans l'espace des vitesses. 2, record 1, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20du%20c%C3%B4ne%20de%20perte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ceci crée une situation semblable à celle de l'instabilité de double faisceau. 2, record 1, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20du%20c%C3%B4ne%20de%20perte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
instabilité du cône de perte; instabilité maser : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20du%20c%C3%B4ne%20de%20perte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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