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ONDE ELECTROSTATIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electrostatic shock wave
1, record 1, English, electrostatic%20shock%20wave
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- onde de choc électrostatique
1, record 1, French, onde%20de%20choc%20%C3%A9lectrostatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les mouvements des électrons attirent alors les ions et une onde de choc électrostatique pénètre le milieu. 1, record 1, French, - onde%20de%20choc%20%C3%A9lectrostatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- electrostatic wave 1, record 2, English, electrostatic%20wave
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Langmuir wave 1, record 2, English, Langmuir%20wave
- plasma oscillation 1, record 2, English, plasma%20oscillation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Longitudinal waves appearing in a plasma on account of a perturbation of electric neutrality. 1, record 2, English, - electrostatic%20wave
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the case of a cold unmagnetized plasma, and also for large wave-lengths, the frequency of these waves is, by definition, equal to the plasma frequency. 1, record 2, English, - electrostatic%20wave
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- onde électrostatique
1, record 2, French, onde%20%C3%A9lectrostatique
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- onde de Langmuir 1, record 2, French, onde%20de%20Langmuir
feminine noun
- oscillation du plasma 1, record 2, French, oscillation%20du%20plasma
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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