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RECUL ELASTIQUE [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
CONT

Elastic collision law. An important detail which has not been discussed carefully enough in the literature is the collision law for particle–particle and particle–wall collisions in the presence of a deforming particle shape or deforming wall. The collision law that we use is an elastic one, in the following sense: linear and angular momentum are conserved, and the direction of the relative normal surface-to-surface velocity v[cross-radial] at the point of contact is reversed upon collision (but the magnitude is unchanged). It is most convenient to consider binary collisions only and then just take the limit that the ‘‘mass’’ of a hard wall goes to infinity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
OBS

On appelle «élastique» un processus dans lequel l'énergie cinétique est conservée. Par choc élastique, un neutron est néanmoins ralenti(sauf éventuellement dans le domaine thermique) car le noyau cible, pratiquement immobile initialement, encaisse un certain recul au cours du choc; nous verrons que le ralentissement élastique est surtout efficace si les collisions ont lieu sur les noyaux légers.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Elastic link between a weapon and its carriage/mounting which absorbs the shock of firing, controls the length of recoil, restores the weapon to the firing position and holds it there at all angles of elevation.

OBS

It consists of a buffer, recuperator, and a control to run-out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Dispositif élastique entre une arme et son affût, qui absorbe le choc du tir, règle la longueur du recul, ramène l'arme en batterie et l'y maintient quel que soit l'angle de hausse.

OBS

Il comprend un amortisseur, un récupérateur et un ralentisseur pour la remise en batterie.

OBS

système récupérateur : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
  • Armour
  • Small Arms
DEF

An ion beam analysis technique for quantitative analysis of light elements in solids.

Key term(s)
  • recoil detection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
  • Arme blindée
  • Armes légères
Key term(s)
  • recul élastique

Spanish

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