cyclotron

/ˌsaɪkləˈtrɑn/

Other forms: cyclotrons

Definitions of cyclotron

1. noun

   an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
   types:

   bevatron

   a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts

   synchrocyclotron

   cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field

   synchrotron

   cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency

   cosmotron

   a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons

   type of:

   accelerator, atom smasher, particle accelerator

   a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles