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SPECTROMETRE APXS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Astronautics
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rock abrasion tool
1, record 1, English, rock%20abrasion%20tool
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Robotic arm 28 may be deployed to prepare and/or analyze samples of a geologic target. In its deployed position, arm 28 extends outwardly from robotic vehicle 10 to the position of the geologic target. Arm 28 may then utilize a plurality of instruments to prepare (e.g., crush, grind, drill, scrape, etc.) and/or analyze a sample of the geologic target. In one embodiment, arm 28 includes one or more sample preparation instruments (e.g., rock abrasion tools, drills, etc.) and one or more sample analysis instruments (e.g., spectrometers, magnets, etc.). 1, record 1, English, - rock%20abrasion%20tool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rock abrasion tool: designation validated by a Canadian subject-matter expert from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. 2, record 1, English, - rock%20abrasion%20tool
Record 1, Key term(s)
- SearchOnlyKey1
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Astronautique
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- outil d'abrasion des roches
1, record 1, French, outil%20d%27abrasion%20des%20roches
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces rovers sont entre autres équipés d’une version améliorée de l'instrument APXS [spectromètre à particules alpha et à rayons X] présent à bord de la mission Mars Pathfinder, d’un spectromètre Mössbauer(MB), d’un spectromètre d’émission thermique(mini-TES), d’une caméra panoramique à haute résolution(PanCam), d’une caméra microscopique(Microscopic Imager [MI]), et d’un outil d’abrasion des roches [...] permettant d’enlever la poussière présente sur la surface des roches. 1, record 1, French, - outil%20d%27abrasion%20des%20roches
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outil d’abrasion des roches : désignation validée par un spécialiste canadien du NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. 2, record 1, French, - outil%20d%27abrasion%20des%20roches
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Astronáutica
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- herramienta de abrasión de rocas
1, record 1, Spanish, herramienta%20de%20abrasi%C3%B3n%20de%20rocas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en 2003, la NASA lanzó dos rovers en el programa Mars Exploration Rover (MER), conocidos como Opportunity y Spirit. [...] Están dotados de un mástil y un brazo. El mástil dispone de una cámara panorámica (PanCam) para evaluar in visu la morfología, la mineralogía y propiedades físicas de la superficie marciana con alta resolución […] y un mini-espectrómetro de emisión térmica [...] que permite llevar a cabo medidas de la mineralogía y propiedades termofísicas de la zona donde están los rovers […] A su vez, el brazo dispone de un APXS [espectrómetro de rayos X inducido con partículas alfa], una cámara para imágenes microscópicas [...], una herramienta de abrasión de rocas [...] y un espectrómetro Mössbauer [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - herramienta%20de%20abrasi%C3%B3n%20de%20rocas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
herramienta de abrasión de rocas: designación validada por un experto de la Comisión de Terminología, Sociedad Española de Astronomía, España. 2, record 1, Spanish, - herramienta%20de%20abrasi%C3%B3n%20de%20rocas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-06-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
- Measuring Instruments
- Scientific Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alpha particle X-ray spectrometer
1, record 2, English, alpha%20particle%20X%2Dray%20spectrometer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- APXS 2, record 2, English, APXS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- alpha proton X-ray spectrometer 3, record 2, English, alpha%20proton%20X%2Dray%20spectrometer
former designation, see observation
- APXS 4, record 2, English, APXS
correct
- APXS 4, record 2, English, APXS
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The APXS in-situ method of determining the chemistry with X-ray spectroscopy proved to be very significant and reliable over the 5-year MER [Mars Exploration Rover] mission. ... Method and design changes vs MER: The APXS uses 244Cm [Curium-244] sources to irradiate a sample with alpha particles and X-rays. It determines the abundance of the elements Na [Sodium] to Br [Bromine] and beyond with X-ray spectroscopy. 5, record 2, English, - alpha%20particle%20X%2Dray%20spectrometer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
alpha proton x-ray spectrometer: An earlier version of the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer used for the 1996 NASA mission to Mars. 6, record 2, English, - alpha%20particle%20X%2Dray%20spectrometer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
- Appareils de mesure
- Instruments scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spectromètre à particules alpha et à rayons X
1, record 2, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20particules%20alpha%20et%20%C3%A0%20rayons%20X
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- APXS 2, record 2, French, APXS
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- spectromètre APXS 3, record 2, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20APXS
correct, masculine noun
- spectromètre d'analyse à particules alpha et à rayons X 4, record 2, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20d%27analyse%20%C3%A0%20particules%20alpha%20et%20%C3%A0%20rayons%20X
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- APXS 4, record 2, French, APXS
correct, masculine noun
- APXS 4, record 2, French, APXS
- spectromètre d'analyse de particules alpha et de rayonnement X 5, record 2, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20d%27analyse%20de%20particules%20alpha%20et%20de%20rayonnement%20X
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- APXS 5, record 2, French, APXS
correct, masculine noun
- APXS 5, record 2, French, APXS
- spectromètre alpha-protons-rayons X 6, record 2, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20alpha%2Dprotons%2Drayons%20X
former designation, see observation, masculine noun
- APXS 6, record 2, French, APXS
correct, masculine noun
- APXS 6, record 2, French, APXS
- spectromètre dans le rayonnement X des protons alpha 7, record 2, French, spectrom%C3%A8tre%20dans%20le%20rayonnement%20X%20des%20protons%20alpha
former designation, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
APXS(alpha particle X-ray spectrometer)-Il s’agit d’un spectromètre à rayons X. Il permet de mesurer la proportion des éléments chimiques lourds(sodium, magnésium, aluminium, brome, nickel…) dans les roches étudiées. APXS utilise un corps radioactif, le Curium 244, comme source de rayonnement alpha et X. 8, record 2, French, - spectrom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20particules%20alpha%20et%20%C3%A0%20rayons%20X
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
APSX : Ce sigle, qui vient de l’anglais «alpha particle X-ray spectrometer», est utilisé pour désigner cet instrument. 9, record 2, French, - spectrom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20particules%20alpha%20et%20%C3%A0%20rayons%20X
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
spectromètre d’analyse à particules alpha et à rayons X; spectromètre d’analyse de particules alpha et de rayonnement X : Le mot «analyse» est superflu; la construction idiomatique attestée est «spectromètre à rayons». 9, record 2, French, - spectrom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20particules%20alpha%20et%20%C3%A0%20rayons%20X
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
spectromètre alpha-protons-rayons X; spectromètre dans le rayonnement X des protons alpha : Ces termes désignent des versions antérieures du spectromètre APXS. 9, record 2, French, - spectrom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20particules%20alpha%20et%20%C3%A0%20rayons%20X
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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