synchrotron
noun
syn·chro·tron
ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌträn 
ˈsin-
1
: an apparatus for imparting very high speeds to charged particles by means of a combination of a high-frequency electric field and a low-frequency magnetic field
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But Budin wanted to see these lipids in action, and something occurred to him during a late session at the synchrotron.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024
Instead, the test rig recreated the temperature and pressure conditions in the rock sample, which was scanned with a synchrotron to create 3D images that were fed into a computer simulation.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
Gill booked some synchrotron time for Newham and carried on the work initiated by Corfe’s earlier effort.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
Within a synchrotron, the electrons go around in little bunches.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 27 June 2024
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024
Instead, the test rig recreated the temperature and pressure conditions in the rock sample, which was scanned with a synchrotron to create 3D images that were fed into a computer simulation.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
Gill booked some synchrotron time for Newham and carried on the work initiated by Corfe’s earlier effort.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
Within a synchrotron, the electrons go around in little bunches.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 27 June 2024
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synchrotron
noun
syn·chro·tron
ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌträn, ˈsin-
: an apparatus for imparting very high speeds to charged particles by means of a combination of a high-frequency electric field and a low-frequency magnetic field
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