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crystal detector

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crystal detector
n.
A rectifying detector used especially in early radio receivers and consisting of a semiconducting crystal in point contact with a fine metal wire.

crystal detector
n
(Electronics) Electronics a demodulator, used esp in microwave circuits and in early radio receivers, consisting of a thin metal wire in point contact with a semiconductor crystal
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Noun1.crystal detector - a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal; acts as a rectifier
crystal - a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
detector - electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity


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The E-GRC ("Magic Box") uses a microwave signal run in a resonating facility through the test material and back through a crystal detector to generate a frequency to be read by an oscilloscope.
 
 
 
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