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Record 1 2015-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
DEF

A cloud chamber containing air supersaturated with water vapor by sudden expansion, in which rapidly moving nuclear particles such as alpha or beta rays produced ionization tracks by condensation of vapor on the ions produced by the rays.

CONT

Cloud chambers were first developed by Charles T. R. Wilson around 1911 for experiments on the formation of rain clouds. Wilson knew that water vapour condensed around ions, atoms which have become charged by gaining or losing electrons. However, an alpha particle, for example, which had an electric charge, would leave a trail of ions as it passed through a gas. If water vapour condensed on these ions, the track of the alpha particle would become visible as a line of water droplets.

CONT

There are two basic types of cloud chambers in use today; (1) the expansion chamber ... which depends upon expansion of the air, within the chamber, to cool it and thus create a supersaturated atmosphere, and (2) the continuous or diffusion type chamber ..., that creates a supersaturated atmosphere by diffusion of vapor from the warm upper region of the chamber to the cooled bottom of the chamber. In both types, electrically charged ions created by nuclear particles colliding with atoms within the chamber atmosphere, serve as nuclei of condensation.

Key term(s)
  • Wilson chamber
  • cloud chamber of C.T.R. Wilson
  • expansion chamber of C.T.R. Wilson
  • expansion chamber

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique radiologique et applications
DEF

Chambre à nuage dans laquelle la sursaturation de la vapeur est obtenue pendant un court intervalle de temps par une détente rapide.

Key term(s)
  • chambre à nuage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
  • Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
DEF

Recipiente, a menudo cilíndrico, dotado de una ventana transparente y de un pistón móvil que permite que el vapor de agua en el recipiente se expanda y se condense cuando la presión disminuye al ser desplazado el pistón hacia afuera.

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Record 2 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A track chamber filled with a superheated liquid and in which the ions produced along the paths of particles act as centres for the formation of vaporization bubbles that can be photographed and measured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Chambre à trace remplie d'un liquide en état métastable de retard à l'ébullition, et dans laquelle les ions produits le long des trajectoires des particules contribuent à la formation de bulles.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Development
  • Real Estate
CONT

At present... the formation of urban land rent is no longer due to the presence of a large central town. On the contrary, the rents are now determined by the position with respect to areas destined for particular uses or to smaller urban areas. It is shown... that the distance from the nearest commercial and/or industrial area influences the selling price. In particular, for plots without buildings the highest values are in the immediate vicinity(Lit 8 148/m² at less than 2 km), while they gradually decrease as the distance increases, almost halving at distances of more than 6 km. The same can be said for distance from the nearest village. The plots furthest away cost almost Lit 18 million/haless than those in the immediate vicinity.... Vicinity to a dump has a greater effect than that of poor access. It is clear that being close to dumps almost totally eliminates the building suitability of the land, at least from an urban residential point of view. This allows the effect of the urban land rent on agricultural land in metropolitan areas to be estimated. If the value of a 2 ha plot of land, sited near an industrial or commercial area and with good access, is estimated with model C to be about Lit 77 million/ha, the value of a plot of the same size situated 9km away, near a dump and accessible by a dirt track or across the end of a field, would be about Lit 28 million/ha.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement urbain
  • Immobilier
DEF

Accroissement continu de valeur dont bénéficie le sol dans les villes.

CONT

Qu'est-ce que la rente foncière urbaine ? [...] à mesure que se bâtissaient des maisons et des quartiers nouveaux, chaque parcelle subsistante acquérait une valeur croissante. Les espaces sur lesquels des maisons s'élevaient d'année en année représentaient plus de richesse. Les propriétaires de vieilles maisons, en des quartiers plus ou moins centraux, par le seul fait de l'accroissement et du peuplement de la ville, et sans dépense ni travail de leur part, voyaient leur bien chaque année grandir. En tous pays, dans les grandes villes, le même phénomène s'est produit.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

The process of starting the formation of a new track upon receipt of a squitter from a Mode S aircraft for which there is no track by making an active interrogation. [Definition officially approved by ICAO. ]

OBS

initial acquisition: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Début de l'établissement d'une nouvelle piste suite à la réception d'un squitter émis en réponse à une interrogation active par un aéronef mode S pour lequel il n'existe pas de piste établie. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

acquisition initiale : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Proceso que inicia la formación de un nuevo rastro cuando se reciben por interrogación activa las señales espontáneas de una aeronave en Modo S de la que no hay rastro. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

adquisición inicial: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 5 2001-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Networks
DEF

The layer of material spread over the formation on which the ties and track are laid.

Key term(s)
  • rail-bed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux ferroviaires
CONT

Dans sa réponse du 6 mars 1996, Blackfalds Park a répondu en affirmant, en partie, que les problèmes associés à l'utilisation de l'aiguillage sud se poursuivaient et que le CP n'était pas capable de contrôler les activités de ses équipes. Quant à la clôture proposée, il a été déclaré qu'elle ne bloquerait pas le bruit et que, puisque l'assiette des rails est plus élevée que Blackfalds Park, cette clôture devrait être d'une hauteur considérable.

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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