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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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A cloud chamber containing air supersaturated with water vapor by sudden expansion, in which rapidly moving nuclear particles such as alpha or beta rays produced ionization tracks by condensation of vapor on the ions produced by the rays.  4, record 1, English, - Wilson%20cloud%20chamber

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Cloud chambers were first developed by Charles T.R. Wilson around 1911 for experiments on the formation of rain clouds. Wilson knew that water vapour condensed around ions, atoms which have become charged by gaining or losing electrons. However, an alpha particle, for example, which had an electric charge, would leave a trail of ions as it passed through a gas. If water vapour condensed on these ions, the track of the alpha particle would become visible as a line of water droplets.  2, record 1, English, - Wilson%20cloud%20chamber

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There are two basic types of cloud chambers in use today; (1) the expansion chamber ... which depends upon expansion of the air, within the chamber, to cool it and thus create a supersaturated atmosphere, and (2) the continuous or diffusion type chamber ..., that creates a supersaturated atmosphere by diffusion of vapor from the warm upper region of the chamber to the cooled bottom of the chamber. In both types, electrically charged ions created by nuclear particles colliding with atoms within the chamber atmosphere, serve as nuclei of condensation.  5, record 1, English, - Wilson%20cloud%20chamber

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Chambre à nuage dans laquelle la sursaturation de la vapeur est obtenue pendant un court intervalle de temps par une détente rapide.  1, record 1, French, - chambre%20de%20Wilson

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Recipiente, a menudo cilíndrico, dotado de una ventana transparente y de un pistón móvil que permite que el vapor de agua en el recipiente se expanda y se condense cuando la presión disminuye al ser desplazado el pistón hacia afuera.  2, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%A1mara%20de%20Wilson

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Every element absorbs X rays in a distinctive manner. At X-ray wavelengths between 23 and 44 angstroms, oxygen-and therefore water-is much more transparent to radiation than is organic material. This fact opens up the possibility of discerning features through water, which makes up about three quarters of the mass of most cells. This part of the X-ray spectrum, called the water window, is quite useful for biological microscopy.  1, record 2, English, - water%20window

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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Compte tenu de la faible absorption par l'eau dans la gamme d'ondes 2,4-4,4 nm (la fenêtre d'eau) et du contraste créé par les rayons X entre C, N et O, des échantillons vivants (l'intérieur de cellules, par exemple) peuvent être étudiés. Le potentiel est considérable en biologie et médecine. Le contraste dû aux différentes caractéristiques d'absorption des éléments chimiques peut être utilisé pour obtenir des images haute résolution et tridimensionnelles de structures internes (os ou tissus, par exemple).  1, record 2, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20d%27eau

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

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[...] Este hecho abre la posibilidad de distinguir estructuras a través del agua que forma alrededor de las 3/4 partes de la masa de las células. Esta zona del espectro de los rayos X se denomina ventana del agua [...]  1, record 2, Spanish, - ventana%20del%20agua

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

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A picture derived from a portion of the thermal radiation spectrum emitted from Earth and cloud surfaces (typically, from wavelengths of approximately 8 to 12 mm, the water vapour "window").  3, record 3, English, - infrared%20image

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Satellite image. ... The most common is the infrared image which indicates the temperature of the cloud tops (or the land or sea in cloud free areas). Visible images are also used, but are only useful during daylight hours. Infrared images are most commonly used as they can be taken through night-time hours.  4, record 3, English, - infrared%20image

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These images come from satellites which remain above a fixed point on the Earth (ie. they are "geostationary"). The infrared picture shows the same view but looking at a part of the spectrum which our eyes do not detect. The infrared pictures allow us to measure the temperature of the cloud tops, which can be used to determine their height. The whiter clouds are colder than the greyer clouds in this image. Infrared images can be recorded 24 hours a day. Visible pictures can only be made during daylight hours.  5, record 3, English, - infrared%20image

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

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Photographie déduite d'une fraction du spectre du rayonnement thermique de la surface du sol et des nuages (typiquement, dans la gamme de longueurs d'onde de 8 à 12 mm, la «fenêtre» de la vapeur d'eau).  1, record 3, French, - image%20infrarouge

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Fotografía obtenida utilizando parte de la radiación térmica emitida por el suelo y las nubes(en general entre 8 y 12 mm) de la llamada "ventana" del vapor de agua.  1, record 3, Spanish, - fotograf%C3%ADa%20en%20el%20infrarrojo