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tevatron

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[tev-uh-tron] / ˈtɛv əˌtrɒn /

noun

  1. an accelerator in which protons or antiprotons are raised to energies of a few trillion electron-volts.

Etymology

Origin of tevatron

1980–85; TeV + -atron, as in betatron, bevatron

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Wilson, T. L. Neutrino tomography: tevatron mapping versus the neutrino sky.

From Nature ● Nov. 21, 2017

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