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CAVITY OSCILLATOR [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- floating-drift-tube klystron
1, record 1, English, floating%2Ddrift%2Dtube%20klystron
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- floating drift tube klystron 2, record 1, English, floating%20drift%20tube%20klystron
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The floating drift tube klystron has a single cylindrical chamber containing an electrically isolated central tube. Electrically, this is similar to the two cavity oscillator klystron with a lot of feedback between the two cavities. 2, record 1, English, - floating%2Ddrift%2Dtube%20klystron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
floating-drift-tube klystron: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee. 3, record 1, English, - floating%2Ddrift%2Dtube%20klystron
Record 1, Key term(s)
- floating drift-tube klystron
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- klystron à tube de glissement flottant
1, record 1, French, klystron%20%C3%A0%20tube%20de%20glissement%20flottant
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
klystron à tube de glissement flottant : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL). 2, record 1, French, - klystron%20%C3%A0%20tube%20de%20glissement%20flottant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- klistrón de tubo de deslizamiento flotante
1, record 1, Spanish, klistr%C3%B3n%20de%20tubo%20de%20deslizamiento%20flotante
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
klistrón: adaptación gráfica propuesta para la voz inglesa "klystron". El plural es klistrones. 2, record 1, Spanish, - klistr%C3%B3n%20de%20tubo%20de%20deslizamiento%20flotante
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-07-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oscillators and Oscillating Circuits (Electronics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free-running oscillator
1, record 2, English, free%2Drunning%20oscillator
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- free running oscillator 2, record 2, English, free%20running%20oscillator
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The frequency stability of a free-running oscillator is determined by the Q of the cavity and the temperature characteristics of the materials used in the design. 1, record 2, English, - free%2Drunning%20oscillator
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Circuits oscillants et oscillateurs (Électronique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- oscillateur à oscillation libre
1, record 2, French, oscillateur%20%C3%A0%20oscillation%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-02-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
- Research Experiments in Space
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ACES mission
1, record 3, English, ACES%20mission
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Centre national d’études spatiales(CNES) is developing an atomic clock of unequaled precision, which will be launched in 2003 aboard the International Space Station(ISS). The PHARAO clock(Cooled Atom In-Orbit Atomic Clock Project)... uses cooled cesium atoms in order to reach an accuracy and stability 10 to 100 times higher than any other high-performance existing calibrating clocks. The Cesium atoms are thrown on a free flight in a cavity enabling interaction with a radio-frequency field. They then transfer their intrinsic accuracy and stability qualities to the piezoelectric oscillator. The lack of gravity increases the time in which the atoms interact with the piezoelectric oscillator, which then increases the resolution and accuracy of the clock by a 10 factor. PHARAO will belong to ESA's ACES(Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space) payload within the frame of one of its ISS program. The ACES mission will be divided in two parts. The first one, which should last six months, will mostly focus on the PHARAO clock performance. The second part of the mission will last 12 months and will allow the international scientific community to use the clock for specific experiments(clocks’ synchronization, General Relativity tests, geodesy, etc.). 2, record 3, English, - ACES%20mission
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ACES mission: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 3, record 3, English, - ACES%20mission
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
- Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mission ACES
1, record 3, French, mission%20ACES
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les études sur les horloges à atomes froids et leurs implications en physique fondamentale et en métrologie temps/fréquences constituent des thèmes majeurs du Département «SYstèmes de Référence Temps Espace» (SYRTE) de l'Observatoire de Paris (actuellement laboratoire Systèmes de Références Spatio-Temporels) et en particulier du Laboratoire primaire du Temps et des Fréquences créé avec le Bureau National de métrologie. La mission ACES (Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space ) de l'Agence Spatiale Européenne apportera une contribution essentielle dans ces domaines. Parmi les objectifs scientifiques de la mission ACES, figurent la comparaison de fréquence de PHARAO, horloge spatiale à atomes froids, avec un ensemble d'horloges à atomes froids au sol, la détermination de l'exactitude de l'horloge spatiale et la recherche d'une éventuelle dérive de la constante de structure fine. Avec ses trois fontaines à atomes froids de césium et de rubidium, le laboratoire temps/fréquence jouera un rôle clé dans les comparaisons de fréquences. 2, record 3, French, - mission%20ACES
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mission ACES : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 3, record 3, French, - mission%20ACES
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-11-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Spacecraft
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- active hydrogen maser
1, record 4, English, active%20hydrogen%20maser
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The principle of operation for the active hydrogen maser is based upon a 5 MHz quartz crystal oscillator, phase locked to the hyperfine transition of the hydrogen atom. The atomic hydrogen signal generated within the physics package is then picked up by an antenna in the cavity and coupled to the synchronization unit, which synchronizes the 5 MHz crystal oscillator signal phase to the hydrogen signal phase producing the 5 MHz and 100 MHz spectrally pure sine-wave signal output. 2, record 4, English, - active%20hydrogen%20maser
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Engins spatiaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- maser à hydrogène actif
1, record 4, French, maser%20%C3%A0%20hydrog%C3%A8ne%20actif
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ON est en train de développer un maser à hydrogène actif pour la mission ACES de l'ESA qui devra être embarqué sur la station spatiale internationale en 2005. 2, record 4, French, - maser%20%C3%A0%20hydrog%C3%A8ne%20actif
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-11-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
- Safety (Water Transport)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- repeller
1, record 5, English, repeller
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- reflector 1, record 5, English, reflector
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A klystron which employs a reflector(repeller) electrode in place of a second resonant cavity to redirect the velocity-modulated electrons through the resonant cavity. The repeller causes one resonant circuit to serve as both input and output, which simplifies the tuning operation. This type of klystron is well adapted for use as an oscillator because the frequency is easily controlled by varying the position of the repeller. 1, record 5, English, - repeller
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
- Sécurité (Transport par eau)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- réflecteur
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9flecteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-09-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Lasers and Masers
- Optics
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- cavity laser gyro
1, record 6, English, cavity%20laser%20gyro
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Title: The loss difference in out-of-plane cavity laser gyros. 1, record 6, English, - cavity%20laser%20gyro
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The... analysis... serves to make the basic point that the conventional electronic feedback oscillator and the cavity laser share the same basic features. 2, record 6, English, - cavity%20laser%20gyro
Record 6, Key term(s)
- cavity laser gyroscope
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Masers et lasers
- Optique
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- gyrolaser à cavité
1, record 6, French, gyrolaser%20%C3%A0%20cavit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] signalons l'entrée en service, en 1994, sur avion de transport civil, du gyromètre à fibre optique [...] Son principe de fonctionnement est voisin du gyrolaser à cavité. Un rayon laser, émis par une diode super-luminescente, traverse un coupleur optique où il est divisé en deux faisceaux qui parcourent en sens contraire une fibre optique très fine enroulée sur une bobine. Les deux faisceaux sont recombinés en sortie de bobine, pour créer des franges d'interférence. Une vitesse angulaire autour de l'axe de la bobine provoque un déplacement des franges d'interférence. Ce déplacement est détecté au moyen de cellules photosensibles. 1, record 6, French, - gyrolaser%20%C3%A0%20cavit%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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