synchrotron

/ˌsɪŋkrəˈtrɑn/
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Other forms: synchrotrons

Definitions of synchrotron
  1. noun
    cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency
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    types:
    cosmotron
    a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons
    type of:
    cyclotron
    an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
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