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NEUTRON LOG [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

neutron log: an item in the "Mining and Mineral Harvesting Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

diagramme neutron : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d'exploitation minière et d'extraction minérale» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Geological Prospecting
DEF

Measurement of the effects of formation bombardment by neutrons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Prospection géologique
DEF

Mesure des effets du bombardement des formations par des neutrons.

CONT

Parmi les diagraphies différées les plus usitées, nous retiendrons : [...] la radioactivité induite obtenue par bombardement de neutrons ou de rayons [gamma] «diagraphie neutron», basse énergie (4 à 6 MeV), mesurant le pourcentage d'atomes H (eau, hydrocarbures); [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Geological Prospecting
DEF

A radioactivity log curve that indicates the intensity of radiation (neutrons or gamma rays) produced when the rocks in a borehole are bombarded by neutrons from a sonde. It indicates the presence of fluids (but does not distinguish between oil and water) in the rocks, and is used with the gamma-ray log to differentiate porous from nonporous formations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Prospection géologique
DEF

Enregistrement continu de la teneur en hydrogène des couches rencontrées au cours d'un sondage pour la recherche d'hydrocarbures.

CONT

Semblable dans sa conception au diagramme de rayons-gamma, le diagramme neutron emploie une source de rayonnement (en général le béryllium) et n'est pas gêné par le tubage qui a été descendu dans le trou.

Spanish

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