colliding-beam machine — /keuh luy ding beem /, Physics. a particle accelerator in which positively and negatively charged particles circulate in opposite directions and collide head on. Also called collider /keuh luy deuhr/. * * * … Universalium
colliding-beam machine — /keuh luy ding beem /, Physics. a particle accelerator in which positively and negatively charged particles circulate in opposite directions and collide head on. Also called collider /keuh luy deuhr/ … Useful english dictionary
colliding-beam accelerator — colliding beam machine colliding beam machine n. (Physics) a particle accelerator in which two separate beams of particles (usually of opposite charge) are circulated in opposite directions and directed so as to collide head on; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colliding-beam storage ring — ▪ device also called collider type of cyclic particle accelerator that stores and then accelerates two counterrotating beams of charged subatomic particles (subatomic particle) before bringing them into head on collision with each other.… … Universalium
collider — colliding beam machine colliding beam machine n. (Physics) a particle accelerator in which two separate beams of particles (usually of opposite charge) are circulated in opposite directions and directed so as to collide head on; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
particle accelerator — accelerator (def. 7). [1945 50] * * * Device that accelerates a beam of fast moving, electrically charged atoms (ions) or subatomic particles. Accelerators are used to study the structure of atomic nuclei (see atom) and the nature of subatomic… … Universalium
Van der Meer , Simon — (1925–) Dutch engineer and physicist Van der Meer was educated at the Gymnasium in his native city of The Hague and at the Technical University, Delft, where he gained his PhD in 1956. He immediately joined the staff at the European Organization… … Scientists
collider — col*lid er n. (Physics) a particle accelerator in which two separate beams of particles (usually of opposite charge) are circulated in opposite directions and directed so as to collide head on. This technique allows the production of collisions… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subatomic particle — or elementary particle Any of various self contained units of matter or energy. Discovery of the electron in 1897 and of the atomic nucleus in 1911 established that the atom is actually a composite of a cloud of electrons surrounding a tiny but… … Universalium
ISABELLE — Hadron colliders Caption=Aerial view of Brookhaven National Laboratory. The giant ring at the top of the picture identifies the tunnel and experimental hall for ISABELLE, later used for the RHIC, as land was being restored after its construction… … Wikipedia
