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SPALLATION [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spallation
1, record 1, English, spallation
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ejection of atomic particles from a nucleus following the collision of an atom and a high-energy particle (e.g. a cosmic ray), which results in the formation of a different isotope that is not a "fission" (isotope) product. 2, record 1, English, - spallation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spallation : term standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - spallation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Spallation product. 4, record 1, English, - spallation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spallation
1, record 1, French, spallation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réaction d'éclatement 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9action%20d%27%C3%A9clatement
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éclatement d'un noyau sous l'effet du choc d'une particule incidente d'énergie très élevée s'accompagnant d'une émission importante de neutrons. 3, record 1, French, - spallation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La spallation se distingue de la fission, qui, elle, casse les noyaux en deux. Grâce au grand nombre de neutrons produits, plusieurs dizaines par atome, la spallation pourrait être utilisée pour transformer, par transmutation, certains déchets nucléaires à vie longue en éléments à vie courte, voire stables. Des programmes de recherche sont actuellement en cours au CEA afin de déterminer les cibles les plus appropriées et pour simuler numériquement le phénomène. 4, record 1, French, - spallation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spallation : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - spallation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spallation target
1, record 2, English, spallation%20target
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device used to produce, through spallation, neutrons that constitute the external source of an accelerator-driven system. 2, record 2, English, - spallation%20target
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cible de spallation
1, record 2, French, cible%20de%20spallation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif mettant en oeuvre un matériau lourd destiné à produire, par spallation, des neutrons constituant la source externe d'un système hybride. 2, record 2, French, - cible%20de%20spallation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cible de spallation est, en général, constituée d'un matériau lourd, par exemple le plomb. 3, record 2, French, - cible%20de%20spallation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spallation : Éjection de particules atomiques d'un noyau à la suite de la collision d'un atome et d'une particule de haute énergie (généralement un rayonnement cosmique), qui entraîne la formation d'un isotope différent qui n'est pas un produit (isotope) de fission. 4, record 2, French, - cible%20de%20spallation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-04-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- accelerator-driven subcritical reactor
1, record 3, English, accelerator%2Ddriven%20subcritical%20reactor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- ADSR 2, record 3, English, ADSR
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- accelerator-driven system 3, record 3, English, accelerator%2Ddriven%20system
- ADS 3, record 3, English, ADS
correct
- ADS 3, record 3, English, ADS
- accelerator-based system 4, record 3, English, accelerator%2Dbased%20system
- accelerator-driven reactor 4, record 3, English, accelerator%2Ddriven%20reactor
- hybrid system 4, record 3, English, hybrid%20system
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nuclear installation comprising a sub-critical reactor and a proton accelerator that are coupled using a spallation target. 5, record 3, English, - accelerator%2Ddriven%20subcritical%20reactor
Record 3, Key term(s)
- accelerator based system
- accelerator driven reactor
- accelerator driven system
- accelerator driven subcritical reactor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réacteur sous-critique piloté par accélérateur
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20sous%2Dcritique%20pilot%C3%A9%20par%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- réacteur hybride 1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20hybride
correct, masculine noun
- système hybride 2, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20hybride
correct, masculine noun
- système couplé 3, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20coupl%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- ADSR 1, record 3, French, ADSR
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Installation nucléaire constituée d'un réacteur sous-critique et d'un accélérateur de protons couplés par l'intermédiaire d'une cible de spallation. 3, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20sous%2Dcritique%20pilot%C3%A9%20par%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-11-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- spallation source
1, record 4, English, spallation%20source
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Production of neutrons at a spallation neutron source. Generally the production of neutrons at a spallation source begins with a high powered accelerator. This is more often than not a synchrotron. 1, record 4, English, - spallation%20source
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- source à spallation
1, record 4, French, source%20%C3%A0%20spallation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une tentative américaine de construire un réacteur (Advanced Neutron Source) aux limites des possibilités a avorté. Pour aller au-delà, on se tourne donc vers une autre technique : la source à spallation. Celle-ci consiste à arracher des neutrons à des noyaux lourds (Hg, W, Pb, Bi...) au moyen de protons à haute énergie. Il n'est pas indispensable d'utiliser des cibles actinides, qui seraient encore meilleures mais produiraient des déchets bien plus radioactifs. 1, record 4, French, - source%20%C3%A0%20spallation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-11-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spallation reaction
1, record 5, English, spallation%20reaction
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The splitting of atoms in the upper atmosphere through the bombardment of cosmic rays. 1, record 5, English, - spallation%20reaction
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This results in the formation of new, often unstable, isotopes. Spallation reactions occur in the upper atmosphere when cosmic rays hit gas molecules and also at the surface of the earth by direct cosmic ray irradiation of atoms in solid geological materials. 1, record 5, English, - spallation%20reaction
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- réaction de spallation
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9action%20de%20spallation
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réaction nucléaire où les noyaux sont éclatés en particules. 2, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9action%20de%20spallation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2009-11-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- spallation product
1, record 6, English, spallation%20product
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The isotopes of many different chemical elements produced in small amounts in nuclear fission. 1, record 6, English, - spallation%20product
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- produit de spallation
1, record 6, French, produit%20de%20spallation
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'autres dispositifs nucléaires que les réacteurs nucléaires actuels, visant à réduire la quantité de déchets radioactifs et à accroître la sûreté des réacteurs, ont été imaginés : systèmes spallateurs, réacteurs hybrides accélérateur/réacteur sous-critique. Ces systèmes fonctionnent avec des particules chargées accélérées (proton, deuton, ...) dans la gamme dite des énergies intermédiaires : de 20 MeV à plusieurs GeV. Ces particules chargées de grande énergie provoquent dans un matériau approprié fait d'atomes riches en neutrons, appelé cible de spallation, des réactions de spallation qui se manifestent par une fragmentation du noyau en plusieurs entités : des particules légères (neutrons, protons, ...) et des groupements de nucléons résiduels désignés par les termes de clusters, résiduels ou produits de spallation. 1, record 6, French, - produit%20de%20spallation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-11-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- spallation system
1, record 7, English, spallation%20system
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... neutron production is a vital concern in a spallation system. The ultimate goal of the system design is to produce as many neutrons as ideally possible. However, in the practical engineering neutron production is a much more complicated matter. It has to be a balance between the technical constraints imposed by the performance requirements from other concerns in the system and their corresponding economic costs. 1, record 7, English, - spallation%20system
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- système spallateur
1, record 7, French, syst%C3%A8me%20spallateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'autres dispositifs nucléaires que les réacteurs nucléaires actuels, visant à réduire la quantité de déchets radioactifs et à accroître la sûreté des réacteurs, ont été imaginés : systèmes spallateurs, réacteurs hybrides accélérateur/réacteur sous-critique. Ces systèmes fonctionnent avec des particules chargées accélérées (proton, deuton, ...) dans la gamme dite des énergies intermédiaires : de 20 MeV à plusieurs GeV. Ces particules chargées de grande énergie provoquent dans un matériau approprié fait d'atomes riches en neutrons, appelé cible de spallation, des réactions de spallation qui se manifestent par une fragmentation du noyau en plusieurs entités : des particules légères (neutrons, protons, ...) et des groupements de nucléons résiduels désignés par les termes de clusters, résiduels ou produits de spallation. 1, record 7, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20spallateur
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2008-02-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Nuclear Physics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- spallation residual
1, record 8, English, spallation%20residual
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- spallation residue 2, record 8, English, spallation%20residue
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particles or fragments that are simultaneously injected from the nucleus when it is bombarded through a nuclear reaction. 3, record 8, English, - spallation%20residual
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spallation residual; spallation residue : terms usually used in the plural. 3, record 8, English, - spallation%20residual
Record 8, Key term(s)
- spallation residuals
- spallation residues
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique nucléaire
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- résidu de spallation
1, record 8, French, r%C3%A9sidu%20de%20spallation
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fragments ou particules éjectées d'un noyau à l'occasion d'une réaction nucléaire où ce dernier est bombardé avec une grande énergie. 2, record 8, French, - r%C3%A9sidu%20de%20spallation
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
résiduel de spallation; résidu de spallation : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 2, record 8, French, - r%C3%A9sidu%20de%20spallation
Record 8, Key term(s)
- résiduels de spallation
- résidus de spallation
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2001-04-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- spallative
1, record 9, English, spallative
correct, adjective
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A reexamination of the proposed cosmic-ray spallative origin of the rare odd-odd nuclides. 1, record 9, English, - spallative
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Use "spallative" in the sense of "owing to spallation". 1, record 9, English, - spallative
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- spallatif
1, record 9, French, spallatif
correct, adjective
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à l'éclatement d'un noyau sous l'effet du choc d'une particule incidente d'énergie très élevée (spallation). 1, record 9, French, - spallatif
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1994-09-01
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Gasifiers
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- ion spallation 1, record 10, English, ion%20spallation
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Gazogènes
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- effluvage
1, record 10, French, effluvage
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé consistant en un bombardement par les ions d'un gaz chargé d'électricité d'une cible en vue d'arracher des atomes. 1, record 10, French, - effluvage
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1979-11-22
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- spallation process 1, record 11, English, spallation%20process
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- procédé de spallation 1, record 11, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20spallation
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
phénomène de spallation. 1, record 11, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20spallation
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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