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ALFVEN-WAVE INSTABILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Atomic Physics
- Plasma Physics
- Thermonuclear fusion
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Alfvén-wave instability
1, record 1, English, Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fire-hose instability 1, record 1, English, fire%2Dhose%20instability
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The electromagnetic micro-instability generated when the energy of the particles is larger in the direction along the magnetic field than in the plane perpendicular to the field[.] 2, record 1, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This instability is] due to the centrifugal force which acts on the plasma flowing along a curved field line causing the whole field pattern to oscillate back and forth. 2, record 1, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Alfvén-wave instability; fire-hose instability: terms standardized by ISO in 1997. 3, record 1, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Physique atomique
- Physique des plasmas
- Fusion thermonucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instabilité d'onde d'Alfvén
1, record 1, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20d%27onde%20d%27Alfv%C3%A9n
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- instabilité à saccades 1, record 1, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20saccades
feminine noun, standardized
- instabilité «lance d'incendie» 1, record 1, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20%C2%ABlance%20d%27incendie%C2%BB
feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Micro-instabilité électromagnétique qui prend naissance lorsque l'énergie longitudinale des particules est supérieure à leur énergie transversale[.] 2, record 1, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20d%27onde%20d%27Alfv%C3%A9n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette instabilité est due à la force centrifuge agissant sur le plasma en mouvement le long d'une ligne de force courbée et entraîne une oscillation transversale de toutes les lignes de force magnétiques. 2, record 1, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20d%27onde%20d%27Alfv%C3%A9n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
instabilité d'onde d'Alfvén; instabilité à saccades; instabilité «lance d'incendie» : termes normalisés par l'ISO en 1997. 3, record 1, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20d%27onde%20d%27Alfv%C3%A9n
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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