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
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
In contrast, the €1.2 billion European facility deployed a linac made of superconducting metal.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 18, 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
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