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ARMA NEUTRONES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- salted weapon
1, record 1, English, salted%20weapon
correct, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nuclear weapon which has, in addition to its normal components, certain elements or isotopes which capture neutrons at the time of the explosion and produce radioactive products over and above the usual radioactive weapon debris. 1, record 1, English, - salted%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
salted weapon: term and definition standardized by NATO in the AAP-6 standard published in 2012, but not included in the 2013 version. 2, record 1, English, - salted%20weapon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arme dopée
1, record 1, French, arme%20dop%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arme nucléaire qui comporte, en plus des constituants normaux, certains éléments ou isotopes qui capturent des neutrons à l'instant de l'explosion et donnent naissance à des produits radioactifs qui s'ajoutent ainsi aux résidus radioactifs habituels. 1, record 1, French, - arme%20dop%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arme dopée : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN dans la norme AAP-6 de 2012, mais non repris dans l'édition de 2013. 2, record 1, French, - arme%20dop%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas QBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arma dopada
1, record 1, Spanish, arma%20dopada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arma nuclear que tiene, además de sus componentes normales, ciertos elementos o isótopos, que capturan neutrones en el momento de su explosión y generan productos radiactivos adicionales que se unen a los residuos radiactivos habituales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arma%20dopada
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- neutron bomb
1, record 2, English, neutron%20bomb
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- NB 2, record 2, English, NB
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- nuclear neutron bomb 2, record 2, English, nuclear%20neutron%20bomb
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
neutron bomb; nuclear neutron bomb; NB: terms and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 3, record 2, English, - neutron%20bomb
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bombe à neutrons
1, record 2, French, bombe%20%C3%A0%20neutrons
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bombe à neutrons : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 2, French, - bombe%20%C3%A0%20neutrons
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas QBRNE
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- bomba de neutrones
1, record 2, Spanish, bomba%20de%20neutrones
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una bomba de neutrones [...] es un arma terrible capaz de ser lanzada desde cualquier tipo de sistema balístico y aerotransportado, al estallar provoca una potentísima emisión de neutrones que destruyen toda forma de vida en un radio que puede ir desde los cientos de metros hasta kilómetros(dependiendo de la potencia de la bomba) pero con la gran ventaja de que no destruyen las infraestructuras, edificios, casas, autopistas, pozos petrolíferos, coches [...] riquezas en fin que quedan a disposición del invasor. 1, record 2, Spanish, - bomba%20de%20neutrones
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-10-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- neutron weapon
1, record 3, English, neutron%20weapon
correct, NATO
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- enhanced radiation weapon 2, record 3, English, enhanced%20radiation%20weapon
correct
- ERW 2, record 3, English, ERW
correct
- ERW 2, record 3, English, ERW
- enhanced-radiation weapon 3, record 3, English, enhanced%2Dradiation%20weapon
correct, NATO
- ERW 3, record 3, English, ERW
correct, NATO
- ERW 3, record 3, English, ERW
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Neutron weapons are designed for the destruction of living organisms; they are not designed for the destruction of building and technical facilities. 4, record 3, English, - neutron%20weapon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Neutron weapons are miniature thermonuclear weapons with a calibre of about 1 kt [kiloton] (at most up to 15 kt), where a fissioning initiator triggers the thermonuclear synthesis of tritium and deuterium. In the course of this synthesis, as much as 80% of energy is released in the form of immediate penetrating neutron radiation with high energy. Thus, the neutron weapon is referred to as a weapon with amplified radiation. 4, record 3, English, - neutron%20weapon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enhanced radiation weapon; ERW: term and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 5, record 3, English, - neutron%20weapon
Record 3, Key term(s)
- reinforced radiation effect weapon
- reinforced neutron radiation weapon
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- arme neutronique
1, record 3, French, arme%20neutronique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- arme à neutrons 2, record 3, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20neutrons
correct, feminine noun, NATO
- arme à rayonnement renforcé 3, record 3, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20rayonnement%20renforc%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- arme à effets de radiation renforcés 4, record 3, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20effets%20de%20radiation%20renforc%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun, NATO
- ERW 4, record 3, French, ERW
correct, feminine noun, NATO
- ERW 4, record 3, French, ERW
- arme à rayonnement neutronique renforcé 5, record 3, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20rayonnement%20neutronique%20renforc%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- arme à effet de rayonnement renforcé 6, record 3, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20effet%20de%20rayonnement%20renforc%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'arme à neutrons, dite aussi à rayonnement renforcé, est tout à fait particulière en ce que, théoriquement, elle ne produit que des effets mortels pour les humains, sans entraîner de dommages aux matériels. 3, record 3, French, - arme%20neutronique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arme neutronique : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 7, record 3, French, - arme%20neutronique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas QBRNE
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- arma de neutrones
1, record 3, Spanish, arma%20de%20neutrones
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- arma de radiación amplificada 2, record 3, Spanish, arma%20de%20radiaci%C3%B3n%20amplificada
correct, feminine noun
- arma de radiación potenciada 3, record 3, Spanish, arma%20de%20radiaci%C3%B3n%20potenciada
correct, feminine noun
- arma de radiación incrementada 4, record 3, Spanish, arma%20de%20radiaci%C3%B3n%20incrementada
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sam Cohen teorizó que si a una bomba de hidrógeno se le quitaba la carcasa de uranio, ésta emitiría una gran cantidad de neutrones, que podrían viajar grandes distancias, atravesar estructuras blindadas y matar o incapacitar a quienes estuvieran dentro de ellas. Además, como la radiación remanente se produce principalmente por la fisión nuclear, dijo que dado que sólo quedaría una pequeña masa fisionable en el núcleo de la bomba, los residuos serían sólo de una fracción que el de una bomba atómica convencional, pero mucho más letal. Así nació el Arma de Radiación Potenciada(Enhanced Radiation Weapon) [...] 3, record 3, Spanish, - arma%20de%20neutrones
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-03-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- nuclear radiation
1, record 4, English, nuclear%20radiation
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various nuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapon standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear radiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; X-rays for example, are included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since they do not originate from atomic nuclei. 2, record 4, English, - nuclear%20radiation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nuclear radiation: term and definition standardized by NATO. 3, record 4, English, - nuclear%20radiation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Armes CBRNE
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- rayonnement nucléaire
1, record 4, French, rayonnement%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rayonnement corpusculaire ou électromagnétique pouvant être émis par les noyaux atomiques au cours de divers processus nucléaires. Dans le cas des armes nucléaires, les principaux rayonnements émis sont: les particules alpha et bêta, les rayons gamma et les neutrons. Tous les types de rayonnement nucléaires sont ionisants, mais la réciproque n'est pas vraie; ainsi : les rayons X, qui sont ionisants, n'appartiennent pas à la famille des rayonnements nucléaires car ils ne sont pas émis par le noyau des atomes. 2, record 4, French, - rayonnement%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rayonnement nucléaire : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN et uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 4, French, - rayonnement%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física nuclear
- Armas QBRNE
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- radiación nuclear
1, record 4, Spanish, radiaci%C3%B3n%20nuclear
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partículas y radiación electromagnética emitidas por el núcleo de un átomo según diferentes procesos. Las radiaciones nucleares más importantes, desde el punto de vista de un arma nuclear, son las partículas alfa, beta, los rayos gamma y los neutrones. Todas son radiaciones ionizantes pero lo contrario no es cierto, por ejemplo : los rayos X están incluidos dentro de las radiaciones ionizantes, pero no proceden de los núcleos de los átomos. 1, record 4, Spanish, - radiaci%C3%B3n%20nuclear
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