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doigt froid

English translation: cold finger

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French term or phrase:doigt froid
English translation:cold finger
Entered by: Fiona McBrearty

11:25 Apr 29, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / optronic sensors
French term or phrase: doigt froid
Le refroidissement des capteurs thermiques à 77 °K (environ -196 °C), spécialement pour les capteurs sensibles dans la gamme de longueurs d’onde de 3-5 microns, est une condition incontournable de leur sensibilité, avec un rapport signal/bruit convenable. XXXXX produit en série les refroidisseurs Cryo 300/400 à cycle de Stirling, qui trouvent place aussi bien dans les imageurs thermiques portables (jumelles etc.) que dans les caméras à matrices de détecteurs, que les applications soient terrestres, navales ou aériennes, ou même dans des applications spatiales de détection infrarouge.

Charactéristiques:
Capacité de refroidissement : 400 mW (pour 77 °K et 23 °C)
Temps de refroidissement : 3 minutes (entre 25 °C et 77 °K)
Diamètre du "doigt froid" : 6,9 mm
Stabilité de température du doigt froid : 0,05 °K
Fiona McBrearty
Local time: 16:59
cold finger
Explanation:
Surprisingly, it's probably the literal translation. See the Web ref. (or do your own search for
"cold finger" sensor
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Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:59
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OK, thanks!!
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4 +2cold finger
Oliver Walter


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cold finger


Explanation:
Surprisingly, it's probably the literal translation. See the Web ref. (or do your own search for
"cold finger" sensor


    Reference: http://www.judsontechnologies.com/dewars.htm
Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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OK, thanks!!

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