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Betatron

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Noun

1. betatron, induction accelerator

accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux

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Betatron

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noun
a type of particle accelerator for producing high-energy beams of electrons, having an alternating magnetic field to keep the electrons in a circular orbit of fixed radius and accelerate them by magnetic induction. It produces energies of up to about 300 MeV

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Betatron

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noun
an electron accelerator which uses a rapidly changing magnetic field to accelerate the particles and maintain them in a focused circular path

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Betatron

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n.
A magnetic induction electron accelerator capable of accelerating electrons to energies of several hundred million electron volts.

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