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Metal detector (3029 bytes)
1: ...''' use [[electromagnetic induction]] to detect [[metal]].
3: ...Alexander Graham Bell]] constructed a crude metal detector in an attempt to find an assassin's bullet in Pre...
5: ... detectors are used by treasure hunters to locate metallic items, such as jewelry or coins, buried shallo...
7: There are three types of metal detectors: beat frequency oscillator, induction balance, a...
8: ... frequency, and audible beats between them signal metal.

Detector (1022 bytes)
1: In [[telecommunication]], the term '''detector''' has the following meanings:
13: ...n experimental [[particle physics]], a [[particle detector]] is a device used to track and identify elementa...

Error detector (1463 bytes)
1: ... error is not present. In simplest form, an error detector will produce a 0 when its input is correct, and a...
3: The error detector may detect inconsistencies in redundant informati...
5: The error detector may compare incoming signals against internally p...
7: ...andling]] program to run. The output of the error detector may be captured in a [[latch]] for readout by the...
9: ... correction]] circuits often incorporate an error detector as well.

Phase detector (211 bytes)
1: A '''phase detector''' is a circuit or instrument that detects the di...

Bat detector (1850 bytes)
1: ...rs and self-built. There are several types of bat detectors:
3: == Bat detector types ==
5: === Frequency division detectors ===
7: Frequency division detectors work by [[division|dividing]] the frequency of u...
9: === Heterodyne detectors ===

Bullshit Detector (1590 bytes)
2: ... to the band. The sound quality of the ''Bullshit Detector'' series was mixed, and was often very basic or p...
6: - Sleeve notes from ''Bullshit Detector Volume 3''
8: ... good writer is a built-in, shock-proof, bullshit detector."
10: A fourth ''Bullshit Detector'', this time an international compilation, was re...

Smoke detector (3296 bytes)
1: ...JPG|thumb|200px|Residential ceiling-mounted smoke detector]]
3: ...rby people to the danger of [[fire]]. Most smoke detectors work either by optical detection or by ionizatio...
9: ==Optical detector==
10: ...bsence of smoke, the light passes in front of the detector but does not fall on it. When visible smoke ente...
12: ==Ionization detector==

Semiconductor detector (1101 bytes)
1: ...s, these detectors are usually known as ''silicon detectors.''
3: ...r [[wire chambers]]. The drawback is that silicon detectors are much more expensive than these older technol...
5: [[Category:Particle detectors]]

Product detector (3203 bytes)
1: ...veform like an [[envelope detector]], the product detector takes the product of the modulated signal and a l...
3: ...or block in a [[superheterodyne receiver]], and a detector designed for RF can be combined with an RF amplif...
5: == A simple product detector ==
7: The simplest form of product detector multiplies an incoming signal by its carrier to p...
9: === Mathematical model of the simple product detector ===

Envelope detector (2216 bytes)
1: An '''envelope detector''' is a device which is used to [[demodulate]] AM...
11: == Diode Detector ==
12: ...s the '''diode detector'''. To construct a diode detector, simply connect a [[diode]] between the input and...
14: == Precision detector ==
15: An envelope detector can also be constructed to use a '''precision rec...

ALEPH detector (153 bytes)
1: ...us for LEP Physics at CERN)''' is one of the four detectors of the [[LEP]] collider
5: [[Category:Particle detectors]]

Balance detector (113 bytes)
1: ... '''balance detector''' consists of several photo-detectors which can eliminate unwanted noise output.

Radar detector (643 bytes)
1: ...aser light rather than radio waves; modern "radar detectors" have been adapated to suit that technology.
7: ...-detector.htm Howstuffworks.com article] on radar detectors

Particle detector (2870 bytes)
1: .... The notion [[counter]] is often used instead of detector.
3: ==Types of detectors==
5: Modern particle detectors are constructed from several of these types,
7: ...h type forms a subsystem of the complete particle detector.
15: * [[Cherenkov detector]],[[Aerogel detector]]

Cherenkov detector (333 bytes)
1: ...enkov) detector is a [[particle detector|particle detector]] utilizing the mass-dependent threshold energy o...

Time of flight detector (843 bytes)
1: A time of flight detector is a [[particle detector]] which can discriminate between a lighter and a ...

Threshold detector with hysteresis (1461 bytes)
1: [[image:threshold_detector_with_hysteresis.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Circuit Dia...
3: ...th on Vin and the output voltage of the threshold detector itself, both multiplied by a resistor ratio.
7: ...e of R1, the magnitude of Vin that will cause the detector to switch can be increased or decreased. This pro...

Chubb detector lock (388 bytes)
1: A '''Chubb detector lock''' is a type of [[lever tumbler lock]] that ...

Polish mine detector (1607 bytes)
1: ...r (''Mk. II'', Mk. III and ''Mk IV''). The ''Mine detector (Polish) Mk. III'' was used by the British Army u...
5: ...unds and could be operated by one man. The Polish detector saw service throughout the war and the Mark 4c ve...
10: *http://www.eurofresh.se/detector.html
11: *http://www.12pulkulanow.com/main_folder/Mine%20Detector.htm

Zero crossing threshold detector (790 bytes)
1: [[image:zero_crossing_detector.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Circuit Diagram]]
2: A '''zero crossing threshold detector''' is an [[electronic]] [[circuit]] that consists...

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