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Spanish term or phrase:	detector de trazas
English translation:	trace detector
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12:22 Jan 28, 2008

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Spanish term or phrase: detector de trazas

Detector para observar las trazas que deja a su paso una partícula.

Kelhara Translations KudoZ activity Questions: 74 (2 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 36 Spain
Local time: 07:20

trace detector

Explanation:
See link below

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Note added at 37 mins (2008-01-28 12:59:30 GMT)
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Could also be "tracking device" (http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/en/Research/Detector-en.htm... but without more context it's difficult to tell.

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Dr. Andrew Frankland
Spain
Local time: 07:20

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thank you... have a good one!
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4 +2

trace detector

Dr. Andrew Frankland

4 +1

particle track detector

Lanna Rustage

detector of traces

xxxurielp

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8 mins confidence:

detector of traces

Explanation:
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xxxurielp
Argentina
Local time: 02:20
Native speaker of:

Spanish

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

trace detector

Dr. Andrew Frankland
Spain
Local time: 07:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

thank you... have a good one!

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

particle track detector

Explanation:
This might also be particle trail detector (rather obsolete, referring to cloud chambers), but I'm pretty sure particle trace detector is not much used - a search for both terms in inverted commas, eg "particle track detector" confirmed this.

Reference: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1987NIMPA.260..469H
Reference: http://www.ornl.gov/info/reports/1987/3445602630106.pdf

Lanna Rustage
Local time: 07:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

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