cyclotron

cyclotron
An instrumentality of the atomic age, a unique device for giving extremely high energy to particles known as protons and deuterons, causing them to move with increasing energy in a spiral path until they collide with an arranged target.

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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 — 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

  • cyclotron —  Cyclotron  Циклотрон   Циклический ускоритель нерелятивистских тяжёлых заряженных частиц (протонов, ионов), в котором частицы двигаются в постоянном и однородном магнитном поле, а для их ускорения используется высокочастотное электрическое поле… …   Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.

  • 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

  • Cyclotron (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Cyclotron Type = EP Artist = Cyclotron Released = 1997 Recorded = Genre = Industrial metal Length = Label = Allusion Producer = Craig Leach Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …   Wikipedia

  • 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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