particle accelerator

1. A scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles (synset 102673012)
   is a type of: scientific instrument - an instrument used by scientists
   subtypes:

   • 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
   has: 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
   same as: accelerator, atom smasher

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