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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Atomic Physics
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gas laser
1, record 1, English, gas%20laser
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A laser is which the active medium is a discharge in a gas contained in a glass or quartz tube with a Brewster-angle window at each end. 2, record 1, English, - gas%20laser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The gas can be excited by a high-frequency oscillator or direct-current flow between electrodes inside the tube. 2, record 1, English, - gas%20laser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The function of the discharge is to pump the medium, to obtain population inversion. 2, record 1, English, - gas%20laser
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Physique atomique
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laser à gaz
1, record 1, French, laser%20%C3%A0%20gaz
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Laser à gaz. [...] Le gaz [...] est contenu dans un tube cylindrique étanche ou vide, en verre, en silice fondue ou en matériaux réfractaires [...]. Le plus souvent ce tube est fermé aux deux extrémités par des fenêtres planes placées sous incidence brewstérienne [...]. 2, record 1, French, - laser%20%C3%A0%20gaz
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- data reduction
1, record 2, English, data%20reduction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Data processing which causes changes in the original information, for example conversion from analogue to digital or vice versa, inversion of a function, averaging, etc. 1, record 2, English, - data%20reduction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réduction de données
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9duction%20de%20donn%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Traitement de données provoquant des modifications des informations de base, par exemple conversion d'analogique en numérique ou vice versa, inversion d'une fonction, moyennage, etc. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9duction%20de%20donn%C3%A9es
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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