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Record 1 2014-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Physics
CONT

Artificial plasmas are produced by two mechanisms mainly: ... as a plasma sheath forming around a spacecraft entering a planetary atmosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique spatiale
DEF

Enveloppe de gaz ionisés qui se forme autour d'un corps se déplaçant dans une atmosphère à une vitesse hypersonique suffisamment élevée pour que l'augmentation locale de la température entraîne l'ionisation.

CONT

Les plasmas artificiels sont produits principalement par deux mécanismes : [...] gaine de plasma qui se forme autour d'un engin spatial qui entre dans l'atmosphère d'une planète.

OBS

La gaine de plasma perturbe les communications avec un engin spatial pendant sa rentrée atmosphérique.

OBS

gaine de plasma : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 6 juin 2014.

Spanish

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