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quadrupole

British

/ ˈkwɒdrʊˌpəʊl /

noun

physics a set of four associated positive and negative electric charges or two associated magnetic dipoles

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This lightweight, cheap, yet precise quadrupole is one important step in Luis Fernando Velásquez-García's 20-year quest to produce a 3D-printed, portable mass spectrometer.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024

Since the 3D printer can form practically any shape, the researchers designed a quadrupole with hyperbolic rods.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024

Taken together, this is the first direct observation of the spin quadrupole moments in a spin-nematic phase.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023

Giant quadrupole resonance in 24,26Mg: a comparison of inelastic-scattering and α-capture experiments.

From Nature ● May 22, 2018

Regardless of their physical origin, both quadrupole moments and ESP maps provide reasonable qualitative guides to tuning the strength of anion–π interactions.

From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017

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