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INTERMEDIATE STATE [2 records]

Record 1 1993-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

Term standardized by AFNOR.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Un des états de données liées qui se présente durant la manipulation de données liées et qui n'est ni l'état initial ni l'état final.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Air Pollution
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
DEF

Instead of using a single, highly energetic "blue" photon to remove an outer electron from an atom, for instance, two or three lower-energy "red" photons are employed. The first one or two photons excite the atom to an intermediate state, so that the electron resides in an intermediate energy level, and the last photon provides the final boost to remove it from the atom completely.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

En physique quantique, état d'une molécule ou d'un atome dont le niveau d'énergie se situe entre l'état fondamental et l'état excité.

Spanish

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