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ARMA IMPLOSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- implosion weapon
1, record 1, English, implosion%20weapon
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device in which a quantity of fissionable material, less than a critical mass, has its volume suddenly decreased by compression, so that it becomes supercritical and an explosion can take place. 1, record 1, English, - implosion%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The compression is achieved by means of a spherical arrangement of specially fabricated shapes of ordinary high explosive which produce an inwardly-directed implosion wave, the fissionable material being at the centre of the sphere. 1, record 1, English, - implosion%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
implosion weapon: term and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 1, English, - implosion%20weapon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arme à implosion
1, record 1, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20implosion
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arme nucléaire dans laquelle un élément de matière fissible à l'état sous-critique voit son volume diminuer brusquement à la suite d'une compression qui l'amène à l'état surcritique et rend ainsi possible une explosion. 1, record 1, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20implosion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette compression est obtenue par un ensemble de détonateurs comportant des explosifs classiques de grande puissance, de forme appropriée et disposés suivant une sphère; ils émettent une onde dirigée vers le centre où la matière fissible est concentrée. 1, record 1, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20implosion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
arme à implosion : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 2, record 1, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20implosion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas de armas
- Armas QBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arma de implosión
1, record 1, Spanish, arma%20de%20implosi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un dispositivo en el que una cantidad de material fisionable está dispuesta de forma que su masa no es crítica, pero rápidamente disminuye su volumen por compresión, de forma que la masa se hace supercrítica por lo que tiene lugar su explosión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arma%20de%20implosi%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La compresión se consigue mediante la situación en forma de esfera de cargas convencionales específicas, de alto explosivo que producen una explosión hacia adentro. El material fisionable se concentra así en el centro de la esfera. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arma%20de%20implosi%C3%B3n
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