synchrotron

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At the facility, a synchrotron particle accelerator generated an intense X ray beam capable of scanning many specimens quickly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

In this technique, intense synchrotron light strikes a material, boosting its electrons to higher energy and forcing them to escape the material's structure.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Diamond Light Source is a synchrotron, which fires electrons around a giant ring at nearly the speed of light.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Inside this huge machine, which is called a synchrotron, electrons are accelerated to almost the speed of light to produce a powerful X-ray beam that can probe the scroll without damaging it.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

The synchrotron principle has ever since been attributed to McMillan and Veksler, who discovered it nearly simultaneously but certainly independently, working half a world apart.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik