a particle accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles; it is used in investigations in nuclear physics and particle physics.
a circular particle accelerator
(cy'-clo-tron) An accelerator in which protons, deuterons, or ions are propelled by an alternating electric field within a constant magnetic field to study the nature of matter. detrital sediments (de-tri'-tal sed'-i-ments) rock particles or mineral fragments derived through the mechanical disintegration of preexisting parent rocks either by erosion or by weathering. Also called clastic sediments or detritus. Detrital sediments are classified according to the size (boulder, cobble, sand, silt, and clay-sized) and nature of the material (lithic or rock fragments, quartz, feldspar, clay minerals, heavy oxide minerals, etc.).
An accelerator in which the charged particles spiral outward from the center of the machine.
A device that is used to accelerate charged particles to create a collision between the charged particle and a target, so that a radioactive isotope can be produced for further incorporation into a molecule of interest.
A device that uses alternating electric fields to accelerate subatomic particles (a particle smaller than an atom, such as an alpha particle or a proton). When these particles strike ordinary nuclei, radioisotopes are formed. For his work in developing the cyclotron in the early 1930s, Ernest Lawrence of the University of California received the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Particle accelerator that works by sending positively charged particles in a vacuum along a spiral path between magnetic poles.
a closed magnetic ring w/ charged nuclear particles, like electrons, accelerated to HIGH velocities
a machine designed to accelerate beams of charged particles by using a high frequency alternating voltage across a magnetic field to spiral the beam out and eventually deflect it once the beam's radius equals its container's
a machine designed to accelerate clusters of charged particles by using a high frequency alternating voltage and a perpendicular magnetic
a machine used to accelerate charged particles to high energies
a machine used to accelerate charged particles to very high velocities
a machine which is designed to make electrons (or other charged particles) move very fast, so that they can be smashed into other atoms and nuclei to see what happens
an adapted nuclear reactor that produces particle beams of protons, neutrons, or helium ions
an apparatus for imparting energies in the order of millions of electron-volts to charged particles by causing them to follow a spiral path inside a pair of hollow semicircular electrodes between which an oscillating voltage is applied
a particle accelerator that is so compact that a small one could actually fit in your pocket
a specially designed electro-magnetic device that allows scientists to accelerate charged particles or ionized atoms to very high speeds
a special type of particle accelerator that accelerates particles as they follow a spiral path through it
An accelerator in which particles move in spiral paths in a constant.
SY-klo-tron] A machine which creates high-energy radiation beams.
device in which positively charged particles are accelerated in a spiral path in a vacuum between poles of a magnet, energy being provided by a high frequency voltage across the vacuum
A charged-particle accelerator used in cancer radiation therapy for generating proton and neutron beams.
Circular accelerator in which the particle is bent in traveling through a magnetic field, and an oscillating potential difference causes the particles to gain energy.
A circular ion accelerator used in medicine to produce radioisotopes.
(SY-klo-tron) Machine which emits high energy beams of particles such as protons or helium ions.
A particle accelerator in which subatomic particles are accelerated to high speeds in a circular path.
A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator. Cyclotrons accelerate charged particles using a high-frequency, alternating voltage (potential difference). A perpendicular magnetic field causes the particles to go almost in a circle so that they re-encounter the accelerating voltage many times.