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synchrotron
noun(syn-chro-tron)
an apparatus for imparting very high speeds to charged particles by means of a combination of a high-frequency electric field and a low-frequency magnetic field
synchrotron
noun(syn-chro-tron)
synchrotron radiation
synchrotron
noun(syn-chro-tron)
radiation emitted by high-energy charged relativistic particles (such as electrons) when they are accelerated by a magnetic field (as in a nebula)
synchrotron
noun(syn-chro-tron)
a synchrotron in which protons are accelerated by means of frequency modulation of the radio-frequency accelerating voltage so that they have energies of billions of electron volts

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