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betatron

(bāt′ə trän′)

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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

Origin: < beta ray + (elec)tron

See betatron in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

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