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ROTATIONAL QUANTUM [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Optics
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

My Ph.D. thesis was on the subject of ion diagnostics in RF-produced nitrogen plasmas by LIF (laser-induced fluorescence)... Each electronic level consists of vibrational levels characterized by the vibrational quantum number v. Each vibrational level is in turn divided into many rotational levels labeled by the rotational quantum number N.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Optique
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Gyromètres optiques [...] Il y a intérêt à «digitaliser» le montage de manière à ce qu'il fournisse des impulsions (+) ou (-), chacune de ces impulsions représentant une microrotation de module bien déterminé; ce quantum de rotation a pour expression [une formule] ou p(t) est la composante de rotation instantanée absolue du gyromètre sur son axe d'entrée (orthogonal aux plans définis par les spires).

OBS

quantum : au pluriel, quanta.

Key term(s)
  • quanta de rotation

Spanish

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