cyclotron

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English

Pronunciation

IPA /ˈsaɪklətɹɒn/

Noun

cyclotron noun

An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields.

Related terms

Synonyms

isochronous synchro synchrotron synchrocyclotron accelerator betatron gyrotron particle accelerator plasma accelerator pelletron plasma acceleration supercollider cosmotron collider ion trap collimator

Associated

deuteron mev resonance magnetron isotope proton dunning spectrometer irradiation

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