linac
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of linac
1945–50; lin(ear) ac(celerator)
Example Sentences
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In an XFEL, a linear accelerator, or linac, shoots electrons through magnets that shake the particles sideways and make them emit x-rays.
From Science Magazine
In contrast, the €1.2 billion European facility deployed a linac made of superconducting metal.
From Science Magazine
The Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for instance, got a linac in 2018, but when the National Academies prepared its 2021 report, the device still had not been commissioned.
From Scientific American
The highlight was the low-energy linear particle accelerator, or linac, previously used in radiation therapy in the former hospital building that’s been renovated into Madison Hall.
From Washington Times
The energy-recovery aspect comes from a loop that ushers the electrons gently around to enter the linac a second time.
From Nature
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