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VIDICON HAZ RETORNO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
- Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- return beam vidicon
1, record 1, English, return%20beam%20vidicon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- RBV 2, record 1, English, RBV
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A modified vidicon television camera tube, in which the output signal is derived from the depleted electron beam, reflected from the tube target. The RBV can be considered as a cross between a vidicon and an orthicon. RBV's provide highest resolution TV imagery, and are used in the ERTS (LANDSAT) series. 3, record 1, English, - return%20beam%20vidicon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
- Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vidicon à faisceau de retour
1, record 1, French, vidicon%20%C3%A0%20faisceau%20de%20retour
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vidicon à retour de faisceau 2, record 1, French, vidicon%20%C3%A0%20retour%20de%20faisceau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les satellites Landsat ont à leur bord trois principaux systèmes d'observation : un vidicon à retour de faisceau, un balayeur multispectral et un système de collecte de données. 3, record 1, French, - vidicon%20%C3%A0%20faisceau%20de%20retour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medidas de distancia (Telecomunicaciones)
- Equipo de exploración espacial
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vidicón de haz de retorno
1, record 1, Spanish, vidic%C3%B3n%20de%20haz%20de%20retorno
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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