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PORTABLE NUCLEAR GAUGE [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2016-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
- Electromagnetic Radiation
- Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gamma radiation
1, record 1, English, gamma%20radiation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gamma ray 2, record 1, English, gamma%20ray
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Penetrating electromagnetic radiation emitted by an atomic nucleus during radioactive decay ... 3, record 1, English, - gamma%20radiation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gamma radiation :[This] type of radiation has greater penetrating power than medical X-rays, and is often used in fixed and portable nuclear gauge. 4, record 1, English, - gamma%20radiation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gamma ray: term usually used in the plural (gamma rays). 5, record 1, English, - gamma%20radiation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gamma rays
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
- Physique radiologique et applications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rayonnement gamma
1, record 1, French, rayonnement%20gamma
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rayon gamma 2, record 1, French, rayon%20gamma
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rayonnement électromagnétique pénétrant, produit par un noyau atomique pendant sa désintégration radioactive. 3, record 1, French, - rayonnement%20gamma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rayonnement gamma : [Ce type de rayonnement est] plus pénétrant que les rayons X utilisés à des fins médicales et [est] souvent employé dans les jauges nucléaires fixes ou portatives. 4, record 1, French, - rayonnement%20gamma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rayon gamma : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (rayons gamma). 5, record 1, French, - rayonnement%20gamma
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rayons gamma
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 1998-01-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
- Scientific Instruments
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- portable gauge
1, record 2, English, portable%20gauge
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- portable nuclear gauge 2, record 2, English, portable%20nuclear%20gauge
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Portable gauges are used in industries such as agriculture, construction, and civil engineering to measure things like the moisture in soil, and the density of asphalt in a paving mix. There are two basic methods of measuring material with portable gauges, backscatter and direct transmission. ... To measure soil density, for example, the source is placed in a tube and inserted beneath the surface through a punched access hole. Radiation is then transmitted from the source to a detector on the base of the gauge. 3, record 2, English, - portable%20gauge
Record 2, Key term(s)
- portable gage
- portable nuclear gage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique radiologique et applications
- Instruments scientifiques
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jauge nucléaire portative
1, record 2, French, jauge%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20portative
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- jauge portative 2, record 2, French, jauge%20portative
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les jauges portatives sont utilisées dans l'industrie de l'agriculture, de la construction et du génie civil afin de mesurer, par exemple, l'humidité du sol et la densité de l'asphalte dans un mélange de pavage. Il existe deux méthodes fondamentales pour mesurer le matériau à l'aide de jauge portative : la transmission directe et la rétrodiffusion. [...] Si l'on désire mesurer la densité du sol, par exemple, la source est placée dans un tube et insérée sous la surface du sol par un trou d'accès. Les rayonnements passent ensuite de la source à un détecteur placé à la base de la jauge et la densité du sol est déterminée par le niveau de rayonnement indiqué par le détecteur. 3, record 2, French, - jauge%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20portative
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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