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detector de trazas

English translation: trace detector

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Spanish term or phrase:detector de trazas
English translation:trace detector
Entered by: Kelhara Translations

12:22 Jan 28, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Physics
Spanish term or phrase: detector de trazas
Detector para observar las trazas que deja a su paso una partícula.
Kelhara Translations
Spain
Local time: 22:20
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.
Selected response from:

Dr. Andrew Frankland
Spain
Local time: 22:20
Grading comment
thank you... have a good one!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2trace detector
Dr. Andrew Frankland
5detector of traces
urielp (X)
4 +1particle track detector
Lanna Rustage


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
detector of traces


Explanation:
:)

urielp (X)
Argentina
Local time: 17:20
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
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.


    Reference: http://petra2.ciemat.es/eng/actividad/programas/p_ib_fisicaa...
Dr. Andrew Frankland
Spain
Local time: 22:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
thank you... have a good one!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Cutler
9 mins
agree  KAMOES
28 mins
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 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
Spain
Local time: 22:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Bakkers
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Kim
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