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TOROIDAL CHAMBER [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vacuum chamber
1, record 1, English, vacuum%20chamber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vacuum vessel 1, record 1, English, vacuum%20vessel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - vacuum%20chamber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enceinte à vide
1, record 1, French, enceinte%20%C3%A0%20vide
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chambre à vide 1, record 1, French, chambre%20%C3%A0%20vide
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - enceinte%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ceci s'applique aux expériences de fusion thermonucléaire. 2, record 1, French, - enceinte%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-11-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Thermonuclear fusion
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tokamak configuration
1, record 2, English, tokamak%20configuration
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - tokamak%20configuration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Fusion thermonucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- configuration Tokamak
1, record 2, French, configuration%20Tokamak
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-06-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tokamak
1, record 3, English, tokamak
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Tokamak 2, record 3, English, Tokamak
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device for confining a plasma within a toroidal chamber, which produces plasma temperatures, densities, and confinement times greater than that of any other such device; confinement is effected by a very strong externally applied toroidal field, plus a weaker poloidal field produced by a toroidally directed plasma current, and this current causes ohmic heating of the plasma. 3, record 3, English, - tokamak
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tokamak: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 3, English, - tokamak
Record 3, Key term(s)
- tokomak
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tokamak
1, record 3, French, tokamak
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Tokamak 2, record 3, French, Tokamak
correct, masculine noun
- Tokomak 2, record 3, French, Tokomak
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil conçu pour le confinement d'un plasma à l'intérieur d'une chambre torique en utilisant la combinaison de deux champs magnétiques : un champ magnétique toroïdal principal, créé par des bobines entourant la chambre torique, et un champ magnétique poloïdal secondaire, créé par un courant électrique intense parcourant l'anneau de plasma 3, record 3, French, - tokamak
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tokamak : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 3, French, - tokamak
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-09-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Diesel Motors
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- direct-injection diesel engine
1, record 4, English, direct%2Dinjection%20diesel%20engine
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- direct injection diesel engine 2, record 4, English, direct%20injection%20diesel%20engine
correct
- DI diesel engine 3, record 4, English, DI%20diesel%20engine
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In an indirect injection diesel engine, fuel is injected into a small prechamber which is connected to the cylinder by a narrow opening. The initial combustion takes place in this prechamber. This has the effect of slowing the rate of combustion, which tends to reduce audible noise. In a direct injection diesel engine, fuel is injected directly into the cylinder. The piston incorporates a depression(often toroidal) which is where initial combustion takes place. Direct injection diesel engines are generally more efficient than indirect injection engines, but have a tendency to produce greater amounts of audible noise. In either case the location where combustion takes place, called a swirl chamber, is carefully designed to ensure adequate mixing of the atomized fuel with the compression-heated air. 4, record 4, English, - direct%2Dinjection%20diesel%20engine
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Moteurs diesel
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- moteur diesel à injection directe
1, record 4, French, moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20injection%20directe
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- moteur Diesel à injection directe 2, record 4, French, moteur%20Diesel%20%C3%A0%20injection%20directe
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fonctionnement du moteur Diesel à injection directe est entièrement basé sur l'auto-allumage du combustible dans l'air fortement chauffé par la compression. 3, record 4, French, - moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20injection%20directe
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève. 4, record 4, French, - moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20injection%20directe
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On écrirait mieux «diésel». 5, record 4, French, - moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20injection%20directe
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 4, French, - moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20injection%20directe
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-06-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- toroidal chamber
1, record 5, English, toroidal%20chamber
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- toroidal vacuum chamber 2, record 5, English, toroidal%20vacuum%20chamber
correct
- toroidal magnetic chamber 3, record 5, English, toroidal%20magnetic%20chamber
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tokamak. A device for confining a plasma within a toroidal chamber, which produces plasma temperatures, densities and confinement times greater than that of any other such device;.... 1, record 5, English, - toroidal%20chamber
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This applies to an experimental thermonuclear fusion device. 4, record 5, English, - toroidal%20chamber
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- chambre torique
1, record 5, French, chambre%20torique
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tokamak. Appareil conçu pour le confinement d'un plasma à l'intérieur d'une chambre torique en utilisant la combinaison de deux champs magnétiques: (...) 1, record 5, French, - chambre%20torique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ceci s'applique à un appareil expérimental de fusion thermonucléaire. 2, record 5, French, - chambre%20torique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1990-07-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Chemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- accelerating tube
1, record 6, English, accelerating%20tube
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- acceleration tube 2, record 6, English, acceleration%20tube
correct
- accelerator tube 3, record 6, English, accelerator%20tube
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tubular accelerating chamber. It may be toroidal as in a betatron, or in the form of a long cylinder as in a linear accelerator. 4, record 6, English, - accelerating%20tube
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Chimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tube accélérateur
1, record 6, French, tube%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Constitution des accélérateurs linéaires] Le dispositif accélérateur, variable suivant le type de machine, fait appel, soit à un champ électrique continu (Cockcroft Walton, Van de Graaff), soit à un champ électrique d'induction (bêtatron), soit à un champ électrique haute fréquence ou hyperfréquence d'une onde stationnaire (cyclotron, synchrotron, accélérateur linéaire à protons, etc.) ou d'une onde progressive (accélérateur linéaire à électrons et synchrotrons de très haute énergie). 2, record 6, French, - tube%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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