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MATERIAU ACTIF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lasing medium
1, record 1, English, lasing%20medium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- laser medium 2, record 1, English, laser%20medium
correct
- laser material 3, record 1, English, laser%20material
correct
- lasing material 4, record 1, English, lasing%20material
correct
- active medium 5, record 1, English, active%20medium
correct
- active laser medium 6, record 1, English, active%20laser%20medium
correct
- amplifying medium 7, record 1, English, amplifying%20medium
correct
- amplification medium 8, record 1, English, amplification%20medium
correct
- working medium of a laser 9, record 1, English, working%20medium%20of%20a%20laser
correct
- laser working medium 10, record 1, English, laser%20working%20medium
correct
- gain medium 11, record 1, English, gain%20medium
correct
- lasent 12, record 1, English, lasent
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The material within a laser, such as crystals, gas, glass, liquid, or solid semiconductor, that emits coherent radiation as the result of stimulated electronic or molecular transitions to lower energy states. 6, record 1, English, - lasing%20medium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The working medium of a laser can be a solid, a liquid or a gas, but high-energy lasers generally employ a molecular gas. 9, record 1, English, - lasing%20medium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lasent: term(s) extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 13, record 1, English, - lasing%20medium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matériau actif
1, record 1, French, mat%C3%A9riau%20actif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- milieu actif 2, record 1, French, milieu%20actif
correct, masculine noun
- milieu actif d'un laser 3, record 1, French, milieu%20actif%20d%27un%20laser
correct, masculine noun
- milieu amplificateur 4, record 1, French, milieu%20amplificateur
correct, masculine noun
- milieu amplifiant 5, record 1, French, milieu%20amplifiant
correct, masculine noun
- milieu laser 6, record 1, French, milieu%20laser
masculine noun
- matériau laser 7, record 1, French, mat%C3%A9riau%20laser
masculine noun
- milieu d'amplification 8, record 1, French, milieu%20d%27amplification
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un «matériau actif», par exemple un cylindre usiné à partir d'un cristal de rubis ou d'un autre matériau convenable, sera violemment éclairé par la «source de pompage» [...] Le matériau actif peut être un solide [...] Le matériau actif peut aussi être un liquide ou un gaz. 1, record 1, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20actif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il existe de nombreux types de lasers. On les classe habituellement en se référant aux propriétés du milieu amplificateur, qui peut être solide (c'est le cas du premier laser à rubis), gazeux, liquide, semi-conducteur, etc. 9, record 1, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20actif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
milieu actif d'un laser : terme(s) tiré(s) du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 10, record 1, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20actif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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