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Background

Spanish translation: fondo

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English term or phrase:Background
Spanish translation:fondo
Entered by: Spanish-English Translator

21:00 Nov 26, 2013
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / detector de radon
English term or phrase: Background
"Background" in a radon detector refers to spurious counts that occur even in the absence of radon. Background can arise from the properties of the instrument or its components, other forms of radiation in the instrument's environment, or contamination of the instrument.
The TSG's design makes it much less susceptible to background than other radon monitors, but one should still be aware of background in the TSG to avoid mistakes. The following list gives possible sources of background in the TSG:
Short-lived Radon and Thoron Daughters
Adsorbed Radon Gas
Long-lived Radon Daughters
Contamination by Radon, or Thoron, Producing Solids
Intrinsic Background
Spanish-English Translator
Local time: 00:10
fondo
Explanation:
Es el término que se usa para indicar la medición que equivale a cero pero que en algunos casos como este no es cero, como la radiación de fondo, aunque en este caso su existencia se puede deber a causas diferentes.

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Alexander Subirós Martínez
Cuba
Local time: 23:10
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5 +1fondo
Alexander Subirós Martínez
3 +1fondo, trasfondo
Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
background
fondo


Explanation:
Es el término que se usa para indicar la medición que equivale a cero pero que en algunos casos como este no es cero, como la radiación de fondo, aunque en este caso su existencia se puede deber a causas diferentes.

Que te sea útil.

Alexander Subirós Martínez
Cuba
Local time: 23:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  slothm: First in.
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
background
fondo, trasfondo


Explanation:
it is the basic reading when there is supposed ther is no Radon to detect. It is the baseline detection for the equipment. Pero no se si en Argentina le llamarán de algún modo específico

Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry
Spain
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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