cyclotron
noun
cy·clo·tron
ˈsī-klə-ˌträn 
: an accelerator in which charged particles (such as protons, deuterons, or ions) are propelled by an alternating electric field in a constant magnetic field
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Once the isotopes were prepared and the cyclotron was running, the process became a waiting game.
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Max Springer, Scientific American, 24 July 2024
The resulting ions shoot down a pipeline into the cyclotron, which sweeps the ions around in a spiral, accelerating the beam.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
And waves of protons, called ion cyclotron waves, snake around the sun's magnetic field, heating and accelerating the solar wind.
—Ian Graber-Stiehl, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2018
Feynman was a graduate student there at the time and threw himself into the debate with gusto, even devising an experiment in the cyclotron laboratory to test his hypothesis.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
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Max Springer, Scientific American, 24 July 2024
The resulting ions shoot down a pipeline into the cyclotron, which sweeps the ions around in a spiral, accelerating the beam.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
And waves of protons, called ion cyclotron waves, snake around the sun's magnetic field, heating and accelerating the solar wind.
—Ian Graber-Stiehl, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2018
Feynman was a graduate student there at the time and threw himself into the debate with gusto, even devising an experiment in the cyclotron laboratory to test his hypothesis.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
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cyclotron
noun
cy·clo·tron
ˈsī-klə-ˌträn
: a device in which charged particles are propelled to high speeds by an alternating electric field in a constant magnetic field
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cyclotron
noun
cy·clo·tron
ˈsī-klə-ˌträn
: an accelerator in which charged particles (as protons, deuterons, or ions) are propelled by an alternating electric field in a constant magnetic field
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