free electron
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of free electron
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Although soft X-ray free electron lasers have previously been used to study smaller viruses and bacteria, mammalian cells were too big to be studied this way.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024
To achieve this, they used a unique combination of experiments at the X-ray free electron laser SwissFEL.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
In a free electron laser, a linear accelerator, or linac, shoots a beam of high-energy electrons into a string of complex magnets called undulators.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 18, 2023
Such a detached proton won’t remain alone forever when attractive electrons are around; it will capture a free electron, becoming a neutral hydrogen once more.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Charley danced and flicked around the cabin like a free electron with a careless disregard for traffic regulations and public safety.
From Master of the Moondog by Stanley Mullen
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