bevatron

American  

[bev-uh-tron] / ˈbɛv əˌtrɒn /

noun

Physics.

1. an accelerator in which protons are raised to energies of several billion electron-volts by modulating the frequency of the accelerating voltage.

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bevatron British  

/ ˈbɛvəˌtrɒn /

noun

1. a proton synchrotron at the University of California

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Etymology

Origin of bevatron

1945–50; BeV + -a- connective + -tron

Example Sentences

On Charter Hill above Berkeley, Calif, a strange and monstrous machine, the AEC's bevatron,* was slowly coming to life last week.

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There is no dependable source of mesons at present except giant machines like the Berkeley bevatron.

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When the bevatron is finally operating at its design energy, 6.25 bev, 20 swarms of 100 million protons each will burst from its chamber every minute.

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The Radiation Laboratory flourished under his direction, built a bevatron for advanced particle research.

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Using giant accelerators such as the Berkeley bevatron, they can measure the results of events inside the nucleus, but not all of it makes sense.

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