Accelerator

Of scientific instrument.   May also be referred to as atom smasher and particle accelerator.

A scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles.

This concept's ID is @1~14112

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  • cyclotron 3 facts

    An accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving...

  • collider 3 facts

    An accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on.

  • linear accelerator 1 facts

    Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes...

  • charge-exchange accelerator 0 facts

    An accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following...

  • betatron 0 facts

    Accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field...

  • Cockcroft and Walton accelerator 0 facts

    A high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that...

  • storage ring 0 facts

    Container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which...