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FREQUENCE PLASMA IONS [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ion plasma frequency
1, record 1, English, ion%20plasma%20frequency
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frequency of electrostatic oscillation which can be observed in a plasma whose electronic temperature is much higher than the ionic temperature. 1, record 1, English, - ion%20plasma%20frequency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ion plasma frequency: term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - ion%20plasma%20frequency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fréquence de plasma des ions
1, record 1, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20plasma%20des%20ions
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fréquence des oscillations électrostatiques qu’on peut observer dans un plasma dont la température électronique est beaucoup plus élevée que la température ionique. [...] 2, record 1, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20plasma%20des%20ions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fréquence de plasma des ions : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20plasma%20des%20ions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fréquence de plasma des ions : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l'énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 3, record 1, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20plasma%20des%20ions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-12-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Atomic Physics
- Plasma Physics
- Thermonuclear fusion
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Alfvén wave
1, record 2, English, Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wave of a much lower frequency than the ion cyclotron frequency, occurring in a plasma or in a conducting fluid immersed in a magnetic field, characterized by a transverse motion of the lines of force together with the plasma. 2, record 2, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These transverse hydromagnetic waves propagate at the Alfvén velocity. 2, record 2, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Alfvén wave: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 3, record 2, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Alfvén waves
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Physique atomique
- Physique des plasmas
- Fusion thermonucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- onde d’Alfvén
1, record 2, French, onde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Onde, de fréquence très inférieure à la fréquence gyromagnétique des ions, apparaissant dans un plasma ou dans un fluide conducteur placé dans un champ magnétique et caractérisée par un déplacement transversal d’ensemble des lignes de force et du plasma. 2, record 2, French, - onde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces ondes magnétohydrodynamiques transversales se déplacent à la vitesse d’Alfvén. 2, record 2, French, - onde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
onde d’Alfvén : terme et définition normalisés par ISO en 1997. 3, record 2, French, - onde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ondes d’Alfvén
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-05-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plasma Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- plasma frequency
1, record 3, English, plasma%20frequency
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Langmuir frequency 2, record 3, English, Langmuir%20frequency
correct, standardized
- Langmuir plasma frequency 3, record 3, English, Langmuir%20plasma%20frequency
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Natural frequency of oscillation of a plasma, due to the collective motion of the electrons acting under the restoring force of their space charge attraction to the relatively stationary ions. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 4, record 3, English, - plasma%20frequency
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This frequency is very close to the electron plasma frequency. 4, record 3, English, - plasma%20frequency
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plasma frequency; Langmuir frequency: terms standardized by ISO. 5, record 3, English, - plasma%20frequency
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique des plasmas
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fréquence de plasma
1, record 3, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20plasma
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fréquence de Langmuir 2, record 3, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20Langmuir
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fréquence naturelle d’oscillation d’un plasma, due au mouvement collectif des électrons agissant en raison de l'apport de force dû à l'attraction de leur charge d’espace vers les ions relativement stationnaires. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO. ] 1, record 3, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20plasma
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette fréquence est très voisine de la fréquence de plasma des électrons. 1, record 3, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20plasma
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fréquence de plasma; fréquence de Langmuir : termes normalisés par l’ISO. 3, record 3, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20plasma
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-04-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Atomic Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- acoustic heating
1, record 4, English, acoustic%20heating
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plasma heating by magnetic pumping at a frequency well below the ion collision frequency but of the same order as the ion transit frequency through the region in which the magnetic pumping takes place, such that the oscillating field produces acoustic waves which are absorbed by the plasma. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 2, record 4, English, - acoustic%20heating
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This type of heating can be used only at plasma temperatures low enough to maintain a sufficiently high collision frequency. 2, record 4, English, - acoustic%20heating
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
acoustic heating: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 4, English, - acoustic%20heating
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chauffage acoustique
1, record 4, French, chauffage%20acoustique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chauffage d’un plasma par pompage magnétique à une fréquence très inférieure à la fréquence de collision des ions mais du même ordre que la fréquence de transit des ions dans la région où a lieu le pompage magnétique, tel que le champ oscillant produit des ondes acoustiques qui sont absorbées dans le plasma. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO. ] 2, record 4, French, - chauffage%20acoustique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce type de chauffage ne peut être utilisé qu’à des températures suffisamment basses pour que la fréquence de collision conserve une valeur assez grande. 2, record 4, French, - chauffage%20acoustique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chauffage acoustique : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 3, record 4, French, - chauffage%20acoustique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-04-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Atomic Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cyclotron resonance heating
1, record 5, English, cyclotron%20resonance%20heating
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- cyclotron heating 2, record 5, English, cyclotron%20heating
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radio-frequency heating of a confined plasma by launching waves at frequencies such that they are in resonance with the cyclotron frequency of ions (ICRH) or electrons (ECRH). 3, record 5, English, - cyclotron%20resonance%20heating
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cyclotron resonance heating: term and definition standardized by ISO. 4, record 5, English, - cyclotron%20resonance%20heating
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- chauffage cyclotronique
1, record 5, French, chauffage%20cyclotronique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- chauffage à résonance cyclotronique 2, record 5, French, chauffage%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9sonance%20cyclotronique
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chauffage en radiofréquence d’un plasma au moyen d’ondes de fréquence telle qu'elles sont en résonance avec la fréquence gyromagnétique des ions(chauffage à la résonance cyclotronique des ions) ou des électrons(chauffage à la résonance cyclotronique des électrons). 3, record 5, French, - chauffage%20cyclotronique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chauffage cyclotronique : termes et définition normalisés par l’ISO. 4, record 5, French, - chauffage%20cyclotronique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1990-06-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- cyclotron resonance
1, record 6, English, cyclotron%20resonance
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- diamagnetic resonance 1, record 6, English, diamagnetic%20resonance
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Resonance absorption of energy from an alternating-current electric field by electrons or ions in a uniform magnetic field when the frequency of the electric field equals the cyclotron frequency, or the cyclotron frequency corresponds to the effective mass of electrons in a solid. 1, record 6, English, - cyclotron%20resonance
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- résonance cyclotron
1, record 6, French, r%C3%A9sonance%20cyclotron
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- résonnance de cyclotron 2, record 6, French, r%C3%A9sonnance%20de%20cyclotron
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène se produisant dans un plasma soumis à un champ magnétique uniforme et à un champ électrique sinusoïdal, lorsque la fréquence de ce dernier est égale à la fréquence de cyclotron des électrons ou des ions. Ceux-ci décrivent avec une vitesse angulaire constante des trajectoires en spirale de rayon proportionnel au temps. 2, record 6, French, - r%C3%A9sonance%20cyclotron
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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