synchrotron

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In the new study, scientists applied synchrotron imaging, which uses extremely bright beams of light to detect hidden structures within rock.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 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

Outside of PSI, such advanced methods are available at only a few other synchrotron facilities worldwide.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 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