The phrase "a positive detection of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to scientific, technical, or analytical discussions where confirming the presence of something is being reported.
Example: "The experiment resulted in a positive detection of the virus in the sample."
Alternatives: "a confirmed finding of" or "an affirmative identification of".
A positive detection of dark matter, either with her detector or competing projects, Dr. Aprile said, is "within reach".
The Hamamatsu 5.6 cm diameter R8778 PMT, used in the LUX dark matter experiment, has yielded a positive detection of four common radioactive isotopes: 238U, 232Th, 40K, and 60Co.
The challenge was first tackled at MIT in several balloon experiments that failed to achieve a positive detection of cosmic gamma rays due to the overpowering presence of secondary gamma-rays generated by the interaction of cosmic rays with the residual atmosphere above the high attainable balloon altitudes.
Fortunately for general practitioners, genetic counselors are available to guide patients through their results: What does a positive detection of a mutation mean?
"I would be extremely surprised if there were a positive detection of black-hole formation at the accelerator," Choptuik says.
a) LC-MS water fortified with sucralose at 100 ng/L b) unfortified tap water with a positive detection of sucralose c) unfortified reclaimed water with a positive detection of sucralose.
Koch et al (2006) and Uen et al (2007) reported positivity rates of 34 and 27%, respectively, whereas the paper by Lloyd et al (2006) only reported a positive detection rate of less than 5% in the peripheral blood postoperatively.
The qualitative source-sensitivity was defined as the percentage of target samples (i.e., human fecal samples for human-targeted assays) giving a positive detection by qPCR, regardless of the marker concentration (all signals ≥1 copy per reaction; true-positives).
To reduce the risk of a false positive detection of P. jirovecii DNA, three distinct genetic loci of Pneumocystis jiroveci were amplified by PCR using primer sets that are specific for the human form of Pneumocystis infection, Pneumocystis jiroveci.
At SPEAR in the polar cap, the stimulated IAR has been investigated, with ground magnetometers, with the first results indicative of a positive detection.
A Neyman-Pearson composite hypothesis test [43] enables a secondary user to distinguish between a legitimate PU and an attacker, considering some constraints on the miss probability of a positive detection.
