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cyclotron

noun as in particle accelerator

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Whether Yuan himself or the prospect of access to a cyclotron had a greater influence on Wu's transfer decision remains open to debate!

The magnetic field produced by a cyclotron accelerates particles to dizzying speeds.

In classical physics, an electron at any position will start moving along a circular trajectory known as a cyclotron orbit, the radius of which depends on the particle’s kinetic energy.

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The cyclotron frequencies of the ions in those traps were measured, and the whole sequence was repeated many times.

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Like all elements first born in cyclotrons, technetium was radioactive.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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