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FRAGMENT ENERGY [3 records]

Record 1 2005-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

A projected burning or hot fragment whose thermal energy can be transferred to a receptor.

Key term(s)
  • fire brand

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

Projection incandescente ou fragment brûlant dont l'énergie thermique peut être transférée à un récepteur.

OBS

brandon : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

The lowest energy which must be imparted to the parent molecule to cause it to produce a particular specified fragment ion. This energy, usually stated in electron volts, may be imparted by electron impact, by photon impact, or in other ways.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

[...] énergie la plus faible qu'il faut fournir au composé parent pour qu'il produise un ion fragment donné défini. Cette énergie, habituellement indiquée en électron-volts, peut être fournie par impact électronique, impact photonique ou d'une autre façon.

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

A better understanding will also be needed of the transfer of fragment energy to the target at very high closing velocities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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