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FUSION FROIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Energy (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cold fusion
1, record 1, English, cold%20fusion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sustained room-temperature fusion reaction. 2, record 1, English, - cold%20fusion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cold fusion burst on the scene in March 1989, when two previously reputable chemists, B. Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann, announced to the press that they had induced hydrogen atoms to undergo fusion - the process that powers the sun - merely by running electric current through palladium electrodes in a jar filled with heavy water. 3, record 1, English, - cold%20fusion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Énergie (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusion froide
1, record 1, French, fusion%20froide
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fusion à basse température 2, record 1, French, fusion%20%C3%A0%20basse%20temp%C3%A9rature
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réaction de fusion nucléaire obtenue à température ambiante. 2, record 1, French, - fusion%20froide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Du point de vue expérimental, de nombreuses équipes de par le monde tentent de reproduire l'expérience. Mais la situation est loin d'être clarifiée et il est difficile aujourd'hui de dire si le processus de fusion froide existe réellement ou non. 3, record 1, French, - fusion%20froide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
D'une manière générale, l'existence de fusion "froide" n'est pas démontrée : si elles étaient confirmées la plupart des expériences positives relèveraient de la fusion classique [...] 3, record 1, French, - fusion%20froide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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