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PLASMA INSTABILITY [1 record]

Record 1 1993-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A perturbation of the geometrical and physical characteristics of a plasma which increases until it profoundly modifies the system.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

État d'un plasma dans lequel une petite perturbation a tendance à s'amplifier jusqu'à une altération importante de l'équilibre du système.

OBS

"Instabilité d'un plasma" a été normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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