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ESCA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-12-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- association control service element
1, record 1, English, association%20control%20service%20element
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ACSE 2, record 1, English, ACSE
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An application service element that provides an exclusive, consistent means for establishing and terminating all application associations. 3, record 1, English, - association%20control%20service%20element
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
association control service element; ACSE: designations and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission; designations standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). 4, record 1, English, - association%20control%20service%20element
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- élément de service de contrôle d'association
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20service%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20d%27association
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ACSE 2, record 1, French, ACSE
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément de service d'application qui fournit un moyen unique et cohérent pour établir les associations d'application et y mettre fin. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20service%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20d%27association
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ACSE : acronyme qui provient de l'anglais «association control service element». 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20service%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20d%27association
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
élément de service de contrôle d'association; ACSE : désignations et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale; désignations normalisées par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA). 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20service%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20d%27association
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Internet y telemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- elemento de servicio de control de asociación
1, record 1, Spanish, elemento%20de%20servicio%20de%20control%20de%20asociaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- ESCA 1, record 1, Spanish, ESCA
correct, masculine noun
- ACSE 1, record 1, Spanish, ACSE
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] elemento de servicio de aplicación (ESA) que facilita el funcionamiento conjunto a los otros elementos de servicio de aplicación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - elemento%20de%20servicio%20de%20control%20de%20asociaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ACSE: acrónimo que proviene del inglés "association control service element". 2, record 1, Spanish, - elemento%20de%20servicio%20de%20control%20de%20asociaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis
1, record 2, English, electron%20spectroscopy%20for%20chemical%20analysis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ESCA 2, record 2, English, ESCA
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy 3, record 2, English, x%2Dray%20photoelectron%20spectroscopy
correct
- XPS 4, record 2, English, XPS
correct
- XPS 4, record 2, English, XPS
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy 5, record 2, English, X%2Dray%20photoelectron%20spectroscopy
correct
- X-ray photoemission spectroscopy 6, record 2, English, X%2Dray%20photoemission%20spectroscopy
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The spectroscopy of electrons ejected from atoms on irradiation with X-rays. 6, record 2, English, - electron%20spectroscopy%20for%20chemical%20analysis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) also called X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is a well demonstrated tool for the determination of chemical states in molecules. ... ESCA consists of the measurement of the kinetic energies of photoelectrons expelled from a sample irradiated with monoenergetic X-rays. 7, record 2, English, - electron%20spectroscopy%20for%20chemical%20analysis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
soft X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy 8, record 2, English, - electron%20spectroscopy%20for%20chemical%20analysis
Record 2, Key term(s)
- x-ray photo-electron spectroscopy
- x-ray photo-emission spectroscopy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Chimie analytique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spectroscopie de photoélectrons XPS
1, record 2, French, spectroscopie%20de%20photo%C3%A9lectrons%20XPS
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- spectroscopie XPS 1, record 2, French, spectroscopie%20XPS
correct, feminine noun
- ESCA 2, record 2, French, ESCA
feminine noun
- ESCA 2, record 2, French, ESCA
- spectroscopie ESCA 3, record 2, French, spectroscopie%20ESCA
correct, feminine noun
- spectroscopie d'électrons de cœur 2, record 2, French, spectroscopie%20d%27%C3%A9lectrons%20de%20c%26oelig%3Bur
feminine noun
- spectroscopie d'électrons pour analyse chimique 4, record 2, French, spectroscopie%20d%27%C3%A9lectrons%20pour%20analyse%20chimique
feminine noun
- ESCA 4, record 2, French, ESCA
feminine noun
- ESCA 5, record 2, French, ESCA
feminine noun
- ESCA 4, record 2, French, ESCA
- spectroscopie des photoélectrons X 6, record 2, French, spectroscopie%20des%20photo%C3%A9lectrons%20X
feminine noun
- XPS 6, record 2, French, XPS
feminine noun
- XPS 6, record 2, French, XPS
- spectroscopie des photoélectrons induits par rayonnement X 5, record 2, French, spectroscopie%20des%20photo%C3%A9lectrons%20induits%20par%20rayonnement%20X
feminine noun
- XPS 5, record 2, French, XPS
feminine noun
- XPS 5, record 2, French, XPS
- spectroscopie photoélectronique des rayons X 7, record 2, French, spectroscopie%20photo%C3%A9lectronique%20des%20rayons%20X
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La spectroscopie de photoélectrons consiste à analyser en énergie les électrons émis d'une substance irradiée par un rayonnement électromagnétique X ou UV (ultraviolet). [...] La source de photons peut être soit un tube à rayons X (on parle alors d'XPS [X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy]) [...], soit une lampe UV (on parle alors d'UPS [ultra-violet photoelectron spectroscopy]) [...] 3, record 2, French, - spectroscopie%20de%20photo%C3%A9lectrons%20XPS
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'avantage de la spectroscopie ESCA est de fournir des informations chimiques uniques ainsi que des informations sur la structure électronique. 3, record 2, French, - spectroscopie%20de%20photo%C3%A9lectrons%20XPS
Record 2, Key term(s)
- spectroscopie de photo-électrons XPS
- spectroscopie des photo-électrons X
- spectroscopie des photo-électrons induits par rayonnement X
- spectroscopie photo-électronique des rayons X
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
- Química analítica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- espectroscopía fotoelectrónica de rayos X
1, record 2, Spanish, espectroscop%C3%ADa%20fotoelectr%C3%B3nica%20de%20rayos%20X
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
- XPS 1, record 2, Spanish, XPS
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- espectroscopía electrónica para análisis químico 1, record 2, Spanish, espectroscop%C3%ADa%20electr%C3%B3nica%20para%20an%C3%A1lisis%20qu%C3%ADmico
correct, feminine noun
- ESCA 1, record 2, Spanish, ESCA
correct, feminine noun
- ESCA 1, record 2, Spanish, ESCA
- espectroscopía de fotoelectrones emitidos por rayos X 2, record 2, Spanish, espectroscop%C3%ADa%20de%20fotoelectrones%20emitidos%20por%20rayos%20X
correct, feminine noun
- espectroscopia fotoelectrónica de rayos X 3, record 2, Spanish, espectroscopia%20fotoelectr%C3%B3nica%20de%20rayos%20X
correct, feminine noun
- espectroscopia electrónica para análisis químico 3, record 2, Spanish, espectroscopia%20electr%C3%B3nica%20para%20an%C3%A1lisis%20qu%C3%ADmico
correct, feminine noun
- espectroscopia de fotoelectrones emitidos por rayos X 3, record 2, Spanish, espectroscopia%20de%20fotoelectrones%20emitidos%20por%20rayos%20X
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La espectroscopía fotoelectrónica de rayos X, XPS o ESCA (espectroscopía electrónica para análisis químico), es el método de caracterización de superficies más ampliamente utilizado hoy en día. 1, record 2, Spanish, - espectroscop%C3%ADa%20fotoelectr%C3%B3nica%20de%20rayos%20X
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
XPS: según su sigla en inglés (x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy). 3, record 2, Spanish, - espectroscop%C3%ADa%20fotoelectr%C3%B3nica%20de%20rayos%20X
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ESCA: según su sigla en inglés (electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis). 3, record 2, Spanish, - espectroscop%C3%ADa%20fotoelectr%C3%B3nica%20de%20rayos%20X
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-02-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- common application service element
1, record 3, English, common%20application%20service%20element
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- CASE 1, record 3, English, CASE
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An application service element common to all protocols and services of the presentation layer. 2, record 3, English, - common%20application%20service%20element
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The CASE can be thought of as a toolkit of functions designed for common use by the application-specific protocols. 2, record 3, English, - common%20application%20service%20element
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- élément de service commun à la couche d'application
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20service%20commun%20%C3%A0%20la%20couche%20d%27application
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- CASE 1, record 3, French, CASE
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- élément de service d'application commun 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20service%20d%27application%20commun
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sous-ensemble des éléments de service d'application (ASE) qui fournit les fonctionnalités minimums pour permettre l'association de tâches, telles que des tâches sur des machines de constructeurs différents, sous des systèmes d'exécution différente et de génération différente. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20service%20commun%20%C3%A0%20la%20couche%20d%27application
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- elemento de servicio común a las aplicaciones
1, record 3, Spanish, elemento%20de%20servicio%20com%C3%BAn%20a%20las%20aplicaciones
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
- ESCA 2, record 3, Spanish, ESCA
masculine noun
- CASE 3, record 3, Spanish, CASE
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- elemento de servicio de aplicación común 4, record 3, Spanish, elemento%20de%20servicio%20de%20aplicaci%C3%B3n%20com%C3%BAn
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
- CASE 4, record 3, Spanish, CASE
correct, masculine noun
- CASE 4, record 3, Spanish, CASE
- elemento común de servicio de aplicación 5, record 3, Spanish, elemento%20com%C3%BAn%20de%20servicio%20de%20aplicaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elemento de servicio de aplicación que es común a todos los protocolos y servicios de la capa ISA [interconexión de sistemas abiertos] de aplicación. 6, record 3, Spanish, - elemento%20de%20servicio%20com%C3%BAn%20a%20las%20aplicaciones
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