Meaning Of The Word Synchrotron

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synchrotron in American English
a circular machine for accelerating charged particles to very high energies through the use of a magnetic field in combination with a high-frequency electrostatic field
noun: a type of cyclotron consisting of magnetic sections alternately spaced with sections in which particles are electrostatically accelerated

synchrotron in British English
noun: a type of particle accelerator similar to a betatron but having an electric field of fixed frequency with electrons but not with protons as well as a changing magnetic field. It is capable of producing very high energies in the GeV range

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