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COLISIONADOR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Scientific Instruments
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Large Hadron Collider
1, record 1, English, Large%20Hadron%20Collider
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LHC 2, record 1, English, LHC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A particle accelerator used by physicists to study the smallest known particles – the fundamental building blocks of all things. 3, record 1, English, - Large%20Hadron%20Collider
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a gigantic scientific instrument near Geneva, where it spans the border between Switzerland and France about 100 m underground. 3, record 1, English, - Large%20Hadron%20Collider
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Instruments scientifiques
- Physique atomique
- Physique nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Grand collisionneur de hadrons
1, record 1, French, Grand%20collisionneur%20de%20hadrons
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- LHC 2, record 1, French, LHC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Grand collisionneur hadronique 3, record 1, French, Grand%20collisionneur%20hadronique
correct, masculine noun
- LHC 4, record 1, French, LHC
correct, masculine noun
- LHC 4, record 1, French, LHC
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accélérateur de particules, avec lequel les physiciens étudient les plus petites particules connues : les composants fondamentaux de la matière. 5, record 1, French, - Grand%20collisionneur%20de%20hadrons
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Denominaciones varias
- Instrumentos científicos
- Física atómica
- Física nuclear
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gran colisionador de hadrones
1, record 1, Spanish, gran%20colisionador%20de%20hadrones
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- LHC 1, record 1, Spanish, LHC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acelerador y colisionador de partículas [diseñado] para colisionar haces de hadrones, más exactamente de protones de 7 TeV [teraelectronvoltio] de energía, siendo su propósito principal examinar la validez y límites del Modelo Estándar, el cual es actualmente el marco teórico de la física de partículas, del que se conoce su ruptura a niveles de energía altos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - gran%20colisionador%20de%20hadrones
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El gran colisionador de hadrones (en inglés large hadron collider o LHC, siglas por las que es generalmente conocido) es un acelerador de partículas (o acelerador y colisionador de partículas) ubicado en la actualmente denominada Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear [...] cerca de Ginebra, en la frontera franco-suiza. 1, record 1, Spanish, - gran%20colisionador%20de%20hadrones
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-06-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- electron-positron collider
1, record 2, English, electron%2Dpositron%20collider
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Members of government from around the world gathered at CERN on Monday 9 October to celebrate the achievements of the Large Electron Positron collider (LEP), the Laboratory's flagship particle accelerator. Over the eleven years of its operational lifetime, LEP ... changed the way that particle physics research is done ... 2, record 2, English, - electron%2Dpositron%20collider
Record 2, Key term(s)
- electron-position collider
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- collisionneur à électron-positron
1, record 2, French, collisionneur%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9lectron%2Dpositron
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- collisionneur électron-positron 2, record 2, French, collisionneur%20%C3%A9lectron%2Dpositron
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anneau à l'intérieur duquel se produisent des collisions entre électrons et positrons animés de vitesses égales et opposées. 3, record 2, French, - collisionneur%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9lectron%2Dpositron
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plus petit que le collisionneur à protons, la machine serait aussi beaucoup moins chère et pourrait être installée dans le tunnel du LEP. Le collisionneur à électron-positron devrait entrer en exploitation en 1989. 4, record 2, French, - collisionneur%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9lectron%2Dpositron
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- colisionador electrón-positrón
1, record 2, Spanish, colisionador%20electr%C3%B3n%2Dpositr%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gran colisionador electrón-positrón para crear bosones z que resulten del choque entre electrones y poistrones en un anillo de almacenamiento, que mide 27 kilómetros de circunferencia. 1, record 2, Spanish, - colisionador%20electr%C3%B3n%2Dpositr%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-02-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Lasers and Masers
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- collider
1, record 3, English, collider
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- colliding-beam accelerator 2, record 3, English, colliding%2Dbeam%20accelerator
correct
- colliding-particle machine 3, record 3, English, colliding%2Dparticle%20machine
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A particle accelerator in which two beams of high-energy particles are allowed to collide head-on, resulting in high center-of-mass energies. 2, record 3, English, - collider
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Masers et lasers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- collisionneur
1, record 3, French, collisionneur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- accélérateur de collisions 2, record 3, French, acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur%20de%20collisions
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- accélérateur à recoupement de faisceaux 3, record 3, French, acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20recoupement%20de%20faisceaux
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accélérateur composé de deux synchrotrons ou d'un synchrotron et de son anneau de stockage dans lequel on fait rencontrer les deux faisceaux correspondants, ces faisceaux étant dirigés de façon à produire les collisions les plus efficaces. 4, record 3, French, - collisionneur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Accélérateur de collisions» et «accélérateur à recoupement de faisceaux» ont été normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 3, French, - collisionneur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
- Láser y máser
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- colisionador
1, record 3, Spanish, colisionador
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gran colisionador electrón-positrón para crear bosones Z que resulten del choque entre electrones y positrones en un anillo de almacenamiento, que mide 27 kilómetros de circunferencia. 1, record 3, Spanish, - colisionador
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