charged-particle accelerator
1particle accelerator — accelerator (def. 7). [1945 50] * * * Device that accelerates a beam of fast moving, electrically charged atoms (ions) or subatomic particles. Accelerators are used to study the structure of atomic nuclei (see atom) and the nature of subatomic… …
2Charged-particle radiation therapy — is a type of external radiation therapy that uses a particle accelerator to fire high energy particles (such as protons or carbon nuclei[1]) that kill cancer cells. This method causes less damage to nearby healthy tissue than traditional… …
3Particle accelerator — Atom smasher redirects here. For other uses, see Atom smasher (disambiguation). A 1960s single stage 2 MeV linear Van de Graaff accelerator, here opened for maintenance A particle accelerator[1] is a device that uses electromagnetic fields to… …
4particle accelerator — noun a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles • Syn: ↑accelerator, ↑atom smasher • Hypernyms: ↑scientific instrument • Hyponyms: ↑betatron, ↑induction accelerator …
5particle accelerator — noun A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation. Syn: atom smasher …
6particle accelerator — an apparatus that accelerates charged particles to such high speeds that when they bombard a target they cause nuclear reactions …
7particle accelerator — machine that increases the speed of charged particles to a high rate using electrical energy fields …
8Particle radiation — is the radiation of energy by means of fast moving subatomic particles. Particle radiation is referred to as a particle beam if the particles are all moving in the same direction, similar to a light beam.Due to the wave particle duality, all… …
9Accelerator — may mean:*Accelerator (car) (also gas pedal ), that controls the engine speed of an automobile *accelerator (chemistry), a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction *Accelerator (computing) to speed a function in computer hardware… …
10Particle beam — A particle beam is an accelerated stream of charged particles or neutrons (often moving at very near the speed of light) which may be directed by magnets and focused by electrostatic lenses, although they may also be self focusing (see… …
