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 ● Sep. 20, 2023
To top that rate, the LCLS-II also employs a superconducting linac.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 20, 2023
Pomper is part of a collaborative group that intends to fix such situations by building a less complicated, expensive or breakable modular linac.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 11, 2022
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 ● Mar. 11, 2022
Bienenstock recalls that he and Richter regularly clashed over sharing SLAC’s signature linac to feed SSRL, which was originally an independent national laboratory, and SLAC’s particle physics experiments.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 20, 2018
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