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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.


bevatron British  
/ ˈbɛvəˌtrɒn /

noun

  1. a proton synchrotron at the University of California

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bevatron

1945–50; BeV + -a- connective + -tron

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When its current was first turned on, a crashing clatter shook the bevatron building as iron objects on the floor rearranged themselves violently to fit the invisible pattern of its magnetic field.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The bevatron will strike far deeper into the atomic nucleus, where matter and energy lie closely twined together.

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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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