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ONDE ALFVEN [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- universal Alfvén-wave instability
1, record 1, English, universal%20Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An electromagnetic universal drift instability due to a resonance between an Alfvén wave and a drift wave generated by the pressure gradient. 1, record 1, English, - universal%20Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
universal Alfvén-wave instability: term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - universal%20Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instabilité universelle d’onde d’Alfvén
1, record 1, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20universelle%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
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
Instabilité électromagnétique universelle de dérive due à une résonance entre une onde d'Alfvén et une onde de dérive engendrée par le gradient de pression. 1, record 1, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20universelle%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
instabilité universelle d'onde d'Alfvén : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20universelle%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-01-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Atomic Physics
- Plasma Physics
- Thermonuclear fusion
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Alfvén-wave instability
1, record 2, English, Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fire-hose instability 1, record 2, English, fire%2Dhose%20instability
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The electromagnetic micro-instability generated when the energy of the particles is larger in the direction along the magnetic field than in the plane perpendicular to the field[.] 2, record 2, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This instability is] due to the centrifugal force which acts on the plasma flowing along a curved field line causing the whole field pattern to oscillate back and forth. 2, record 2, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Alfvén-wave instability; fire-hose instability: terms standardized by ISO in 1997. 3, record 2, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%2Dwave%20instability
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Physique atomique
- Physique des plasmas
- Fusion thermonucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- instabilité d’onde d’Alfvén
1, record 2, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- instabilité à saccades 1, record 2, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20saccades
feminine noun, standardized
- instabilité «lance d’incendie» 1, record 2, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20%C2%ABlance%20d%26rsquo%3Bincendie%C2%BB
feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Micro-instabilité électromagnétique qui prend naissance lorsque l'énergie longitudinale des particules est supérieure à leur énergie transversale[.] 2, record 2, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette instabilité est due à la force centrifuge agissant sur le plasma en mouvement le long d'une ligne de force courbée et entraîne une oscillation transversale de toutes les lignes de force magnétiques. 2, record 2, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
instabilité d'onde d'Alfvén; instabilité à saccades; instabilité «lance d'incendie» : termes normalisés par l'ISO en 1997. 3, record 2, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bonde%20d%26rsquo%3BAlfv%C3%A9n
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-12-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Atomic Physics
- Plasma Physics
- Thermonuclear fusion
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Alfvén wave
1, record 3, English, Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These transverse hydromagnetic waves propagate at the Alfvén velocity. 2, record 3, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Alfvén wave: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 3, record 3, English, - Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Alfvén waves
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Physique atomique
- Physique des plasmas
- Fusion thermonucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- onde d'Alfvén
1, record 3, French, onde%20d%27Alfv%C3%A9n
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - onde%20d%27Alfv%C3%A9n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces ondes magnétohydrodynamiques transversales se déplacent à la vitesse d'Alfvén. 2, record 3, French, - onde%20d%27Alfv%C3%A9n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
onde d'Alfvén : terme et définition normalisés par ISO en 1997. 3, record 3, French, - onde%20d%27Alfv%C3%A9n
Record 3, Key term(s)
- ondes d’Alfvén
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-03-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Space Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- intermediate Alfven wave
1, record 4, English, intermediate%20Alfven%20wave
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wave ... required to provide a rotational transition from the draped interplanetary magnetic field to the magnetospheric field configuration. 2, record 4, English, - intermediate%20Alfven%20wave
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique spatiale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- onde Alfven intermédiaire
1, record 4, French, onde%20Alfven%20interm%C3%A9diaire
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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