Physics GCSE
detectors
What detectors means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of detectors
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Reference: AQA
Devices such as an aerial for radio waves, a thermal camera for infrared, or a fluorescent material or photographic film for ultraviolet and X-rays, needed for groups we cannot see.
Topics that use detectors
- Types of electromagnetic waves (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- continuous spectrum
- energy stores
- energy transfer
- infrared
- long to short wavelength
- order of the spectrum
- red to violet
- same speed in a vacuum
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