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SELECTIVE DETECTOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-05-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- selective detector
1, record 1, English, selective%20detector
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[a detector] responding to a group of compounds or a number of species. 2, record 1, English, - selective%20detector
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Detectors which are specially designed to give a signal only when members of particular groups of solutes pass through are referred to as selective detectors. In practice nearly all detectors are selective in one way or another ... Typical of the selective detectors are those intended to detect only compounds containing a particular element or family of elements. 2, record 1, English, - selective%20detector
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "universal detector" (see record). 3, record 1, English, - selective%20detector
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
elemental selective detector 4, record 1, English, - selective%20detector
Record 1, Key term(s)
- specific detector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détecteur sélectif
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20s%C3%A9lectif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] appareil ne donnant un signal (une réponse) que pour une ou plusieurs familles de produits bien déterminés [...] 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9tecteur%20s%C3%A9lectif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Utilisation des détecteurs sélectifs. [...] certains détecteurs ne répondent qu'à des substances de familles données ou ont une sensibilité considérable pour celles-là. On peut utiliser ce fait pour faciliter l'identification des pics en montant en parallèle un détecteur universel et un détecteur sélectif [...] 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9tecteur%20s%C3%A9lectif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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