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HF CONFINEMENT [2 records]

Record 1 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A plasma confinement using the radiative pressure of a high frequency electromagnetic wave... often associated with a magnetic confinement(HF plug).

OBS

Terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Confinement d'un plasma utilisant la pression de rayonnement d'une onde électromagnétique de haute fréquence. Il est souvent associé à un confinement magnétique (bouchon HF).

OBS

Termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

Electromagnetic confinement by high frequency(HF) fields-produced either by a) the action of HF confinement(radiation pressure) or b) by the combined action of the non-uniform static magnetic field and of HF fields at the electron cyclotron resonance. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

high frequency plug; HF plug: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Confinement électromagnétique par des champs de haute fréquence (HF) produit soit par a) l'action d'un confinement HF (pression de rayonnement) soit par b) l'action combinée du champ magnétique statique non uniforme et de champs HF à la résonance cyclotronique des électrons. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

bouchon haute fréquence; bouchon HF; tampon HF : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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