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BETA SPECTROMETER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- absolute instrument
1, record 1, English, absolute%20instrument
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument which measures a quantity (such as pressure or temperature) in absolute units by means of simple physical measurements on the instrument. 2, record 1, English, - absolute%20instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The beta ray spectrometer was an absolute instrument in that a measurement of the defining slit dimensions for the conversion electrons and the magnetic field determined the electron energy. 3, record 1, English, - absolute%20instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
absolute instrument: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 4, record 1, English, - absolute%20instrument
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appareil absolu
1, record 1, French, appareil%20absolu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- instrument absolu 2, record 1, French, instrument%20absolu
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument de mesure dont les constantes peuvent être déterminées par des mesures ne portant que sur les grandeurs fondamentales. 1, record 1, French, - appareil%20absolu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un appareil absolu donne une mesure absolue, par opposition à une mesure relative que l'on obtiendrait par simple comparaison. 1, record 1, French, - appareil%20absolu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-11-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Optics
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- short-wavelength spectrometer
1, record 2, English, short%2Dwavelength%20spectrometer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SWS 1, record 2, English, SWS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- short wavelength spectrometer 2, record 2, English, short%20wavelength%20spectrometer
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Using the Short Wavelength Spectrometer on ISO, they have found large amounts of gas in the debris disks around the stars beta Pictoris, 49 Ceti, and HD135344 by directly observing the lowest transitions of H2. These mid-infrared wavelength lines from molecular hydrogen are quite weak, which simplifies their interpretation but makes them hard to see. ISO was the first cryogenic telescope equipped with spectrometers that could search for H2, and our data illustrate the powerful capabilities of high resolution infrared spectroscopy from space... 2, record 2, English, - short%2Dwavelength%20spectrometer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Optique
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spectromètre à courte longueur d'onde
1, record 2, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20courte%20longueur%20d%27onde
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les éléments qui composent la vapeur et la poussière de la comète Hale-Bopp rayonnent à des longueurs d'onde caractéristiques dans l'infrarouge, dont un grand nombre ne peuvent être observées sans risque d'erreur que dans l'espace. L'équipe de chercheurs a tiré parti de l'avantage exclusif qu'offre ISO de pouvoir analyser des émissions sur une large gamme de longueurs d'onde, allant de 2 à 200 microns, en utilisant trois des instruments de la sonde : le spectromètre à courte longueur d'onde SWS, un autre spectromètre à courte longueur d'onde intégré au photomètre ISOPHOT et le spectromètre à grande longueur d'onde LWS. 2, record 2, French, - spectrom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20courte%20longueur%20d%27onde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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