as in sensors
a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal
a motion detector to thwart burglaries
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First discovered in 1947, kaons aren’t commonly found in nature but can be created inside particle detectors, as well as by cosmic rays crashing into Earth’s atmosphere.
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Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
These detectors, however, are faulty.
—Victoria Livingstone, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Big amplitudes mean highly probable subatomic events, the kind that light up particle detectors like Christmas trees.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
These detectors, however, are faulty.
—Victoria Livingstone, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Big amplitudes mean highly probable subatomic events, the kind that light up particle detectors like Christmas trees.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Detectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detectors. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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