synchrocyclotron

American  

[sing-kroh-sahy-kluh-tron, -sik-luh-] / ˌsɪŋ kroʊˈsaɪ kləˌtrɒn, -ˈsɪk lə- /

noun

Physics.

1. a type of cyclotron that synchronizes its accelerating voltage with particle velocity in order to compensate for the relativistic mass increase of the particle as it approaches the speed of light.

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synchrocyclotron British  

/ ˌsɪŋkrəʊˈsaɪkləˌtrɒn /

noun

1. a type of cyclotron in which the frequency of the electric field is modulated to allow for relativistic effects at high velocities and thus produce higher energies

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synchrocyclotron Scientific  

/ sĭng′krō-sī′klə-trŏn′ /

1. A type of cyclotron that modulates the frequency of the electric fields that accelerate the particles, thereby keeping the accelerating forces synchronized with the particle as its mass increases with velocity due to the effects of relativity, and providing greater energies for the accelerated particles than an unsynchronized cyclotron.

2. Also called frequency modulated cyclotron

3. See also synchrotron See Note at particle accelerator

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Etymology

Origin of synchrocyclotron

First recorded in 1945–50; synchro- + cyclotron

Example Sentences

There will be assorted cyclotrons, a synchrocyclotron, and other vast "accelerators" which are too newly designed to have names.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the great new "synchrocyclotron" at the University of California was first turned on last fall, a powerful beam of unidentified radiation shot from its circular chamber.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Rabi’s handpicked accelerator builder, Stan Livingston had sketched out a 750-million-volt synchrocyclotron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The 184-inch synchrocyclotron was one of the few machines that could accelerate alpha particles to the energies required to produce them.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Because it utilizes this principle, this machine has usually been referred to as a "synchrocyclotron" or "frequency-modulated cyclotron."

From LRL Accelerators The 184-Inch Synchrocyclotron by Laboratory, Lawrence Radiation