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Record 1 2011-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

... a rectangular passageway consisting of neutron mirrors and transmits low-energy neutrons to a distance.

OBS

Just like the optical fiber cable, it is used in a long-distance transmission of neutrons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

[...] tube, en général rectangulaire, à parois internes réfléchissantes, maintenu sous vide [qui est] implanté à la sortie d'un canal de réacteur [...]

OBS

[...] il transmet un faisceau de neutrons qui se propagent par réflexions totales successives, c'est-à-dire avec une divergence indépendante de la distance. L'angle limite de réflexion totale est proportionnel à la longueur d'onde du neutron et dépend du matériau réfléchissant.

Spanish

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