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MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT FUSION [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Plasma Physics
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- magnetic confinement fusion
1, record 1, English, magnetic%20confinement%20fusion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MCF 2, record 1, English, MCF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- magnetic fusion 3, record 1, English, magnetic%20fusion
correct
- magnetic containment fusion 4, record 1, English, magnetic%20containment%20fusion
correct
- MCF 4, record 1, English, MCF
correct
- MCF 4, record 1, English, MCF
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Magnetic confinement fusion is an approach to generating thermonuclear fusion power that uses magnetic fields to confine the hot fusion fuel in the form of a plasma. 5, record 1, English, - magnetic%20confinement%20fusion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique des plasmas
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusion par confinement magnétique
1, record 1, French, fusion%20par%20confinement%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- FCM 2, record 1, French, FCM
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fusion magnétique 3, record 1, French, fusion%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fusion thermonucléaire produite au sein d'un plasma confiné par des champs magnétiques et porté aux conditions d'allumage. 4, record 1, French, - fusion%20par%20confinement%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fusion par confinement magnétique; fusion magnétique : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 30 septembre 2017. 5, record 1, French, - fusion%20par%20confinement%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-03-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- confine
1, record 2, English, confine
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The various approaches to fusion may be categorized by the methods used to produce, heat and confine the plasma. The two major approaches under investigation are magnetic and inertial confinement. 1, record 2, English, - confine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- confiner
1, record 2, French, confiner
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le «coeur» d'un [réacteur de fusion] Tokamak est un tore, entouré d'enroulements magnétiques et électriques pour créer un système complexe de champs destiné à chauffer le combustible et à confiner efficacement le plasma. 1, record 2, French, - confiner
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-05-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vacuum chamber
1, record 3, English, vacuum%20chamber
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- vacuum vessel 1, record 3, English, vacuum%20vessel
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The vision of a power-generating fusion reactor based on the magnetic confinement of plasma(...) inside a toroidal vacuum chamber emerged more than a quarter of a century ago. 1, record 3, English, - vacuum%20chamber
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- enceinte à vide
1, record 3, French, enceinte%20%C3%A0%20vide
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- chambre à vide 1, record 3, French, chambre%20%C3%A0%20vide
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il faut (...) former le plasma dans une enceinte à vide très propre et limiter le plus possible tout contact du plasma avec l'enceinte (...) 1, record 3, French, - enceinte%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ceci s'applique aux expériences de fusion thermonucléaire. 2, record 3, French, - enceinte%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Science and Technology
- Atomic Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- open magnetic configuration
1, record 4, English, open%20magnetic%20configuration
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- open configuration 2, record 4, English, open%20configuration
correct, standardized
- open-ended configuration 3, record 4, English, open%2Dended%20configuration
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type of magnetic configuration where the field lines close upon themselves outside the plasma region. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 4, English, - open%20magnetic%20configuration
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It includes: mirror configurations, cusped configurations and hybrid configurations. 1, record 4, English, - open%20magnetic%20configuration
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The mirror machine [fusion reactor], an "open-ended" system in which the plasma is held trapped by repeated reflections of its particles between magnetic mirrors(regions of intensified magnetic field at each end of the confinement chamber). 4, record 4, English, - open%20magnetic%20configuration
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
open magnetic configuration; open configuration: terms standardized by ISO. 5, record 4, English, - open%20magnetic%20configuration
Record 4, Key term(s)
- open ended configuration
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sciences et techniques nucléaires
- Physique atomique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- configuration ouverte
1, record 4, French, configuration%20ouverte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Configuration magnétique dans laquelle les lignes de force se referment sur elles-mêmes à l'extérieur de la région où se trouve le plasma. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 2, record 4, French, - configuration%20ouverte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les configurations ouvertes, on distingue les configurations à miroirs, les configurations cuspidées et les configurations hybrides. 2, record 4, French, - configuration%20ouverte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les filières lentes sont caractérisées par leur type de configuration magnétique [...] Dans les configurations ouvertes, les lignes magnétiques quittent le volume de confinement, mais les particules chargées sont réfléchies le long des lignes de force par des miroirs magnétiques. Les fuites inévitables par ces miroirs rendent précaire l'obtention d'un bilan d'énergie positif : il faudrait pour cela convertir en électricité 90 % de l'énergie du plasma qui s'échappe par ces miroirs. 3, record 4, French, - configuration%20ouverte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
configuration ouverte : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 4, French, - configuration%20ouverte
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-12-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Thermonuclear fusion
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- reaction chamber
1, record 5, English, reaction%20chamber
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- reactor chamber 1, record 5, English, reactor%20chamber
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generally, in magnetic confinement schemes [for thermonuclear fusion] the deuterium/tritium fuel mixture would be introduced into the reaction chamber where it would be heated and compressed into a dense hot plasma to produce fusion. 1, record 5, English, - reaction%20chamber
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Fusion thermonucléaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- chambre de réaction
1, record 5, French, chambre%20de%20r%C3%A9action
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il faudra [...] qu'aient été trouvées des solutions aux problèmes [...] des parois de la chambre de réaction (soumises à un flux intense de neutrons très rapides) [...] 2, record 5, French, - chambre%20de%20r%C3%A9action
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2009-11-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Thermonuclear fusion
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tokamak configuration
1, record 6, English, tokamak%20configuration
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tokamak... is an acronym created from the Russian words, "TOroidalnaya KAmera ee MAgnitnaya Katushka, "or "Toroidal Chamber and Magnetic Coil, "and denotes a class of systems for the toroidal magnetic confinement of thermonuclear fusion plasmas. Originally designed by Andrei Sakharov(1921-1989) and developed in the USSR, the tokamak began setting performance records for magnetic confinement fusion systems in the late 1960s and remains the leading concept for magnetic confinement fusion today. The tokamak configuration is perhaps most easily visualized by considering a cylindrical vacuum tube(typically of D or O-shaped cross section) which has been bent around a symmetry axis into a torus. 1, record 6, English, - tokamak%20configuration
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Fusion thermonucléaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- configuration Tokamak
1, record 6, French, configuration%20Tokamak
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-11-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Plasma Physics
- Atomic Physics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- magnetic confinement machine
1, record 7, English, magnetic%20confinement%20machine
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- magnetic containment machine 2, record 7, English, magnetic%20containment%20machine
proposal
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Tokamak magnetic confinement machine is the most promising system for thermonuclear fusion(ITER). 1, record 7, English, - magnetic%20confinement%20machine
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
magnetic containment: The containment of a plasma within a region of space by the forces of magnetic fields on the charged particles in the gas. 3, record 7, English, - magnetic%20confinement%20machine
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Physique des plasmas
- Physique atomique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- machine à confinement magnétique
1, record 7, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20confinement%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des réactions de fusion thermonucléaire sont provoquées dans des machines à confinement magnétique (tokamak : TORE SUPRA, ITER) et à confinement inertiel (projet Laser Méga-Joule). 1, record 7, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20confinement%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2009-10-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- magnetic confinement fusion reactor
1, record 8, English, magnetic%20confinement%20fusion%20reactor
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- magnetic-confinement fusion reactor 2, record 8, English, magnetic%2Dconfinement%20fusion%20%20reactor
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This research applies to the development of a magnetic confinement fusion reactor that would use high magnetic fields to contain a plasma-burning tritium at approximately 1 million degrees celsius. The blanket surrounds the plasma and extracts useable heat from the reactor. 1, record 8, English, - magnetic%20confinement%20fusion%20reactor
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- réacteur de fusion par confinement magnétique
1, record 8, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20de%20fusion%20par%20confinement%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-06-22
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Programs and Courses
- Thermonuclear fusion
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Magnetic Confinement Fusion R & D Program 1, record 9, English, Magnetic%20Confinement%20Fusion%20R%20%26%20D%20Program
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, Key term(s)
- Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research and Development Program
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes et de cours
- Fusion thermonucléaire
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Programme de R et D sur la fusion thermonucléaire par confinement magnétique
1, record 9, French, Programme%20de%20R%20et%20D%20sur%20la%20fusion%20thermonucl%C3%A9aire%20par%20confinement%20magn%C3%A9tique
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : rapport annuel 1980-1981, p. 15. 1, record 9, French, - Programme%20de%20R%20et%20D%20sur%20la%20fusion%20thermonucl%C3%A9aire%20par%20confinement%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record 9, Key term(s)
- Programme de recherche et de développement sur la fusion thermonucléaire par confinement magnétique
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1985-11-29
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Programs and Courses
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Tokamak Magnetic Confinement Fusion Program
1, record 10, English, Tokamak%20Magnetic%20Confinement%20Fusion%20Program
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Key term(s)
- Tokamak Magnetic Confinement Fusion Programme
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes et de cours
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- Programme sur la fusion thermonucléaire contrôlée par confinement magnétique (Tokamak)
1, record 10, French, Programme%20sur%20la%20fusion%20thermonucl%C3%A9aire%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e%20par%20confinement%20magn%C3%A9tique%20%28Tokamak%29
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Key term(s)
- Programme sur la fusion thermonucléaire contrôlée par confinement magnétique
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1982-10-04
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- plasma torus
1, record 11, English, plasma%20torus
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tokamak solution to the problem [of leaks from the plasma] is to set up a poloidal magnetic field around the minor cross section of the plasma torus by means of an electric current along the plasma column. 1, record 11, English, - plasma%20torus
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This applies to magnetic confinement fusion reactors. 2, record 11, English, - plasma%20torus
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- anneau de plasma
1, record 11, French, anneau%20de%20plasma
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La configuration [du réacteur de fusion thermonucléaire] Tokamak (...) permet de confiner un anneau de plasma parcouru par un courant électrique très intense (...) 1, record 11, French, - anneau%20de%20plasma
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1982-09-30
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Electromagnetism
- Atomic Physics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- mirror confinement
1, record 12, English, mirror%20confinement
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mirror confinement, in which [magnetic] mirrors confine the plasma bouncing the particles back on each other, is still regarded as a promising possibility [to achieve thermonuclear fusion](...) 1, record 12, English, - mirror%20confinement
Record 12, Key term(s)
- magnetic mirror confinement
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Électromagnétisme
- Physique atomique
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- confinement à miroirs magnétiques
1, record 12, French, confinement%20%C3%A0%20miroirs%20magn%C3%A9tiques
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dispositif de confinement à miroirs magnétiques DECA II (...) 1, record 12, French, - confinement%20%C3%A0%20miroirs%20magn%C3%A9tiques
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
miroir magnétique. Champ magnétique dont la configuration possède un axe de symétrie suivant lequel l'intensité du champ représente un gradient. 2, record 12, French, - confinement%20%C3%A0%20miroirs%20magn%C3%A9tiques
Record 12, Key term(s)
- confinement à miroirs
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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