atom smasher
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1. a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | betatron, induction accelerator, |
| definition | : | accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | charge-exchange accelerator, |
| definition | : | an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | collider, |
| definition | : | an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cyclotron, |
| definition | : | an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | linac, linear accelerator, |
| definition | : | ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | storage ring, |
| definition | : | container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used (noun.artifact) |
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