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TOROIDAL MAGNETIC CHAMBER [3 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 1993-06-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- toroidal chamber
1, record 3, English, toroidal%20chamber
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- toroidal vacuum chamber 2, record 3, English, toroidal%20vacuum%20chamber
correct
- toroidal magnetic chamber 3, record 3, English, toroidal%20magnetic%20chamber
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - toroidal%20chamber
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This applies to an experimental thermonuclear fusion device. 4, record 3, English, - toroidal%20chamber
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chambre torique
1, record 3, French, chambre%20torique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - chambre%20torique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ceci s'applique à un appareil expérimental de fusion thermonucléaire. 2, record 3, French, - chambre%20torique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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