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GAP DETECTOR [4 records]

Record 1 2010-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

[An] electron energy analyzer [using] an electric field to divert [different amounts of] electrons … depending on their kinetic energies.

CONT

A CHA … consists of two metal hemispheres. One hemisphere being shaped concave, and the other convex. They are arranged such that their centres of curvature are coincident … Different voltages are placed on each hemisphere such that there is an electric field between the two hemispheres. Electrons are injected into the gap between the hemispheres. If the electrons are travelling very fast, they will impinge on the outer hemisphere. If they are travelling very slow, they will be attracted to the inner hemisphere. Hence only electrons in a narrow energy region(called the pass energy) succeed in getting all the way round the hemispheres to the detector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Analyseur d’électrons utilisant un champ électrique pour détourner des électrons de quantités variables en fonction de leur énergie cinétique.

CONT

[Analyseurs d’électrons.] Les analyseurs de type CHA ont des points conjugués à l’entrée et à la sortie des hémisphères mais une optique électronique intercalée entre l’échantillon et l’entrée de l’analyseur donne une plus grande latitude pour le positionnement de l’échantillon. De plus, cette optique permet de choisir l’énergie de passage E des électrons dans l’analyseur et d’opérer ainsi à énergie de passage constante pour toutes les raies du spectre Auger […]

OBS

CHA : concentric hemispherical analyzer.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
OBS

This project aims to develop a sensitive unpowered real-time radiation exposure indicator, designed specifically for alpha and beta radiation detection. This so-called "Bubble Detector Film"(BDF) fills a long-standing gap in radiation sensing, with applications in personnel and equipment contamination detection and monitoring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
OBS

Ce projet a pour but de concevoir un indicateur de l'exposition aux rayonnements en temps réel, sans moteur, sensible et conçu spécifiquement pour la détection des rayonnements alpha et béta. Appelé Bubble Detector Film (BDF), ce dispositif comble une lacune persistante dans le domaine de la détection des rayonnements et aura des applications pour la surveillance et la détection de la contamination des équipements et des employés.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
CONT

As a means of exciting noble gases at atmospheric pressures, Lovelock developed a spark device of high sensitivity, capable of detecting as little as 10minus 13 mole of most organic materials. The detector consisted of a spark gap made of platinum wire sealed in a glass tube. The voltage across the 5-10 mm spark gap is measured with an electrostatic voltmeter. With pure argon subjected to an applied voltage of 2000 V to create sparks, the breakdown potential measured was logarithmically related to the concentration of vapor added to the argon.

OBS

Karmen and Bowman developed a dc discharge detector based on a low-current electric discharge in argon or helium in the presence of a high-intensity electrostatic field ... Sternberg and Poilson developed a Tesla discharge detector ... Evrard, Thevelin, and Joossens described a nonradioactive, self-sustained discharge detector for the detection of permanent gases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

These actuate a steel screen which moves into the gap of a magnetic detector, the pulse from which, via adjustable time-delay relays, enables the plant to be completely stopped in the absence of cake production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
CONT

Ces derniers actionnent un écran en acier passant dans l'entrefer d'un détecteur magnétique dont l'impulsion au travers des relais à temporisation ajustables, permet d'arrêter complètement l'installation, pour manque de production de gâteau.

Spanish

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