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OUVERTURE ANGULAIRE DEMI-PUISSANCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- half-power beamwidth
1, record 1, English, half%2Dpower%20beamwidth
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The angle between the two directions in which the radiation intensity is one-half the maximum value of the beam. 2, record 1, English, - half%2Dpower%20beamwidth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
half-power beamwidth: term and definition standardized by IEEE. 3, record 1, English, - half%2Dpower%20beamwidth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- largeur angulaire à demi-puissance
1, record 1, French, largeur%20angulaire%20%C3%A0%20demi%2Dpuissance
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ouverture angulaire à demi-puissance 1, record 1, French, ouverture%20angulaire%20%C3%A0%20demi%2Dpuissance
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- ouverture à mi-puissance 2, record 1, French, ouverture%20%C3%A0%20mi%2Dpuissance
correct, feminine noun
- largeur du faisceau à mi-puissance 3, record 1, French, largeur%20du%20faisceau%20%C3%A0%20mi%2Dpuissance
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Angle de deux directions, prises à l'intérieur du faisceau d'une antenne dans un plan spécifié passant par l'axe principal de l'antenne, dans lesquelles la valeur de la puissance est égale à la moitié de sa valeur maximale dans ce plan. 1, record 1, French, - largeur%20angulaire%20%C3%A0%20demi%2Dpuissance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes «largeur angulaire» et «ouverture angulaire» sont normalisés par l'AFNOR, cependant la notion de demi-puissance n'est pas incluse comme élément essentiel dans la définition de la norme. Dans la présente fiche, on ajoute cette précision que nécessite la notion de «half-power beamwidth». 1, record 1, French, - largeur%20angulaire%20%C3%A0%20demi%2Dpuissance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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