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bevatron

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bevatron [ˈbɛvəˌtrɒn]
n
(Physics / General Physics) a proton synchrotron at the University of California
[from BeV + -tron]
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Noun1.bevatron - a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts
cyclotron - an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles


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Evaluations have flagged radiation emissions from two of its commercial user operations, the Bevatron and National Tritium Labeling Facility.
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