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CURIE [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
Universal entry(ies)
Ci
symbol
c
symbol, obsolete
DEF

A unit of radioactivity, corresponding to 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations per second.

OBS

The curie has been replaced by the becquerel.

OBS

curie; Ci: term and symbol officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

curie; Ci: term and symbol standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ci
symbol
c
symbol, obsolete
DEF

Ancienne unité de mesure de l'activité d'une substance radioactive (symbole Ci) correspondant au nombre de désintégrations par seconde de 1 g de radium, soit 3,71010 becquerels.

OBS

Lors de la 12e CIPM [réunion du Comité international des poids et mesures] en 1964, [le curie] a été remplacé par l'unité SI [système international] correspondante, le becquerel (Bq).

OBS

curie; Ci : terme et symbole uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

curie; Ci : terme et symbole normalisés par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Física nuclear
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
  • Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Ci
symbol
c
symbol, obsolete
DEF

Unidad especial que se emplea para expresar la actividad de una muestra radiactiva.

OBS

Su símbolo es Ci y equivale a 3.7 X 1010 desintegraciones por segundo.

OBS

curie; Ci : término y símbolo aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1993-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

in Oakville, Ont. Information found in DOBIS

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Renseignements obtenus de l'organisme

Spanish

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