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atom smasher

(Atomic Physics) physics the nontechnical name for accelerator²

par′ticle accel`erator

an electrostatic or electromagnetic device, as a cyclotron, that produces high-energy particles and focuses them on a target. Also called accelerator.

[1945–50]

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atom smasher - a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles

particle accelerator, accelerator

betatron, induction accelerator - accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux

charge-exchange accelerator - an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange

Cockcroft and Walton accelerator, Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier, Cockcroft-Walton accelerator, Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier - a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube

collider - an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on

cyclotron - an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles

linac, linear accelerator - ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path

scientific instrument - an instrument used by scientists

storage ring - container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used

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atom smasher

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