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TOROIDAL PINCH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- toroidal pinch
1, record 1, English, toroidal%20pinch
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pinch of a plasma in a closed configuration. 2, record 1, English, - toroidal%20pinch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - toroidal%20pinch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- striction toroïdale
1, record 1, French, striction%20toro%C3%AFdale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Striction d'un plasma dans une configuration fermée. 2, record 1, French, - striction%20toro%C3%AFdale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - striction%20toro%C3%AFdale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tokamak configuration 1, record 2, English, tokamak%20configuration
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tokomak configuration 1, record 2, English, tokomak%20configuration
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A toroidal longitudinal pinch stabilized by an intense toroidal magnetic field, superimposed from outside, whose rotational transform is not generated externally as in the stellarator configuration, but by the pinch currents flowing in the plasma itself. 1, record 2, English, - tokamak%20configuration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- configuration du type tokamak
1, record 2, French, configuration%20du%20type%20tokamak
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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