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SPALLATION TARGET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spallation target
1, record 1, English, spallation%20target
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - spallation%20target
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cible de spallation
1, record 1, French, cible%20de%20spallation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - cible%20de%20spallation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cible de spallation est, en général, constituée d'un matériau lourd, par exemple le plomb. 3, record 1, French, - cible%20de%20spallation
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - cible%20de%20spallation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- accelerator-driven subcritical reactor
1, record 2, English, accelerator%2Ddriven%20subcritical%20reactor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ADSR 2, record 2, English, ADSR
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- accelerator-driven system 3, record 2, English, accelerator%2Ddriven%20system
- ADS 3, record 2, English, ADS
correct
- ADS 3, record 2, English, ADS
- accelerator-based system 4, record 2, English, accelerator%2Dbased%20system
- accelerator-driven reactor 4, record 2, English, accelerator%2Ddriven%20reactor
- hybrid system 4, record 2, English, hybrid%20system
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - accelerator%2Ddriven%20subcritical%20reactor
Record 2, Key term(s)
- accelerator based system
- accelerator driven reactor
- accelerator driven system
- accelerator driven subcritical reactor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réacteur sous-critique piloté par accélérateur
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20sous%2Dcritique%20pilot%C3%A9%20par%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réacteur hybride 1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20hybride
correct, masculine noun
- système hybride 2, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20hybride
correct, masculine noun
- système couplé 3, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20coupl%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- ADSR 1, record 2, French, ADSR
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20sous%2Dcritique%20pilot%C3%A9%20par%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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