synchrotron radiation

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noun

electromagnetic radiation emitted by charged particles as they pass through magnetic fields.

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Origin of synchrotron radiation

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby synchrotron radiation

synchronous rotation, synchronous speed, synchrony, synchroscope, synchrotron, synchrotron radiation, synchro unit, synclastic, synclinal, syncline, synclinorium

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How to use synchrotron radiation in a sentence

He was very familiar with the reality of what could happen: Tokyo could be covered with a really high dosage of radiation.
Takashi Murakami’s Art From Disaster|Justin Jones|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Everything serene, snow piling on trees, over lawns, on houses, before we realize that all the snow is poisoned with radiation.
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The 4M craft also includes a radiation dosimeter built by the Spanish company iC-Málaga.
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She said that whenever she came into the room, she had felt the radiation of a vast and unseen force.
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Hawking radiation for realistic black holes is a minuscule effect, and the bigger the black hole, the less radiation there is.
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The effect of the heated air which acquires its temperature by radiation from the earth's surface is to produce the winds.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
If we can imagine the earth cut off from the solar radiation, the air would cease to move.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Aboard were not only oceanographers, but marine biologists experienced in radiation physics.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
Short hard radiation emitted from the tab neutralized the claws, put them out of commission.
Second Variety|Philip Kindred Dick
Radiation tabs protected the UN troops, but if a man lost his tab he was fair game for the claws, no matter what his uniform.
Second Variety|Philip Kindred Dick

British Dictionary definitions for synchrotron radiation

synchrotron radiation

noun

electromagnetic radiation emitted in narrow beams tangential to the orbit of very high energy charged particles, such as electrons, spiralling along the lines of force in a strong magnetic field. It occurs in synchrotron accelerators and in many cosmic environments, such as radio galaxies and supernova remnants

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Scientific definitions for synchrotron radiation

synchrotron radiation

Electromagnetic radiation emitted by high-energy particles that are moving in a circular path, as in a synchrotron particle accelerator. Energy lost by synchrotron radiation increases rapidly as particles approach the speed of light.