cyclotron

cyclotron
cyclotron cyclotron n. 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. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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  • cyclotron — [ siklɔtrɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1936; de cyclo et (élec)tron ♦ Phys. Accélérateur circulaire de particules (nucléons, ions lourds). Cyclotrons permettant d obtenir des énergies supérieures. ⇒ synchrocyclotron, synchrotron. ● cyclotron nom masculin (de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • cyclotron — 1935, from CYCLO (Cf. cyclo ) + ending from ELECTRON (Cf. electron) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • cyclotron — ► NOUN ▪ an apparatus in which charged atomic and subatomic particles are accelerated by an alternating electric field while following an outward spiral or circular path in a magnetic field …   English terms dictionary

  • cyclotron — ☆ cyclotron [sī′klō trän΄, sī′kləträn΄ ] n. [ CYCLO + TRON] a circular particle accelerator for positively charged ions (usually protons, deuterons, and alpha particles), normally used to initiate nuclear transformations upon collision with a… …   English World dictionary

  • Cyclotron — For other uses, see Cyclotron (disambiguation). A modern Cyclotron for radiation therapy …   Wikipedia

  • Cyclotron — Un aimant du cyclosynchrotron du centre de protonthérapie d Orsay Le cyclotron est un type d’accélérateur de particules circulaire inventé par Ernest Orlando Lawrence en 1931. Dans un cyclotron, les particules placées dans un champ magnétique… …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • cyclotron — /suy kleuh tron , sik leuh /, n. Physics. an accelerator in which particles are propelled in spiral paths by the use of a constant magnetic field. [1930 35; CYCLO + TRON] * * * Particle accelerator that accelerates charged atomic or subatomic… …   Universalium

  • cyclotron — ciklotronas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. cyclotron vok. Zyklotron, n rus. циклотрон, m pranc. cyclotron, m …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

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