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CAVITY RESONATOR [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- echo box
1, record 1, English, echo%20box
correct, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a radar, a calibrated cavity resonator which stores part of the transmitted pulse energy and gradually feeds this energy into the receiving system after completion of the pulse transmission. 1, record 1, English, - echo%20box
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boîte à écho
1, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9cho
correct, feminine noun, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité étalonnée qui accumule une partie de l'énergie de l'impulsion émise par un radar et qui restitue ensuite progressivement cette énergie au récepteur après la fin de l'émission de l'impulsion. 2, record 1, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9cho
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reflex klystron
1, record 2, English, reflex%20klystron
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- reflex oscillator 2, record 2, English, reflex%20oscillator
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A single-cavity klystron in which the electron beam is reflected back through the cavity resonator by a repelling electrode having a negative voltage. 2, record 2, English, - reflex%20klystron
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reflex klystron: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee. 3, record 2, English, - reflex%20klystron
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- klystron réflex
1, record 2, French, klystron%20r%C3%A9flex
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Klystron à cavité unique dans lequel le sens du faisceau est inversé à l'intérieur de l'espace de glissement de façon telle que le faisceau traverse deux fois l'espace d'interaction. 1, record 2, French, - klystron%20r%C3%A9flex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «réflex». 2, record 2, French, - klystron%20r%C3%A9flex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
réflex : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 3, record 2, French, - klystron%20r%C3%A9flex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
klystron réflex : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation des termes de l'électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL). 4, record 2, French, - klystron%20r%C3%A9flex
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- klistrón reflejo
1, record 2, Spanish, klistr%C3%B3n%20reflejo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
klistrón: adaptación gráfica propuesta para la voz inglesa "klystron". El plural es klistrones. 2, record 2, Spanish, - klistr%C3%B3n%20reflejo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-02-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lifetime measurement
1, record 3, English, lifetime%20measurement
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology] researchers have implemented a novel approach to cavity ring-down spectroscopy(CRDS) using pulsed lasers. The ring-down method exploits the finite lifetime of light within an optical resonator, which is manifest as an exponential decay of the photon flux exiting the cavity. This lifetime measurement can be used to determine the presence of trace quantities of gaseous molecules, because the photon lifetime decreases as a result of light absorption within the cavity. 2, record 3, English, - lifetime%20measurement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lifetime measurement. The activity (in decays per second) of some radioactive samples varies in time in a particularly simple way. If the activity (R) in decays per second of a sample is proportional to the amount of radioactive material (R [alpha] N, where N is the number of radioactive nuclei), then the activity must decrease in time exponentially … 3, record 3, English, - lifetime%20measurement
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
- Physique radiologique et applications
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mesure du temps de vie
1, record 3, French, mesure%20du%20temps%20de%20vie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mesure de temps de vie 2, record 3, French, mesure%20de%20temps%20de%20vie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la mesure du temps de vie avec un faisceau de positons lents, plusieurs méthodes sont utilisées pour générer un signal qui marque l’entrée du positon dans le solide. Par exemple, la détection des électrons secondaires émis lors de l’entrée du positon dans le solide permet d’obtenir une résolution en temps de l’ordre de 500 ps [picosecondes]. Cette résolution est suffisante pour l’étude des polymères mais reste insuffisante pour les métaux ou les semi-conducteurs, matériaux pour lesquels les temps de vie du positon sont de l’ordre de 100 ps à 250 ps. 3, record 3, French, - mesure%20du%20temps%20de%20vie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-03-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cavity resonance
1, record 4, English, cavity%20resonance
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the resonant frequency of a cavity resonator. 1, record 4, English, - cavity%20resonance
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- résonance de cavité
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9sonance%20de%20cavit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-01-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Q-switched pulse
1, record 5, English, Q%2Dswitched%20pulse
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the output of a laser when the cavity resonator "Q" is initially kept very low so that a much larger population inversion than that which normally characterizes laser operation is achieved. 2, record 5, English, - Q%2Dswitched%20pulse
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- impulsion déclenchée
1, record 5, French, impulsion%20d%C3%A9clench%C3%A9e
feminine 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 1985-01-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ruby maser
1, record 6, English, ruby%20maser
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a maser that uses a ruby crystal in the cavity resonator. 1, record 6, English, - ruby%20maser
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- maser à rubis
1, record 6, French, maser%20%C3%A0%20rubis
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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