atom_smasher (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *atom smasher*:
NOUN	artifact	atom smasher, accelerator, particle accelerator	a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles

English > *atom smasher*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles.
Synonyms	accelerator, particle accelerator
Parts	storage ring	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
Narrower	Cockcroft and Walton accelerator, Cockcroft-Walton accelerator, Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier, Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier	A high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube
	betatron, induction accelerator	accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
	charge-exchange accelerator	An accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange
	collider	An accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on
	cyclotron	An accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
	linear accelerator, linac	ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path
Broader	scientific instrument	An instrument used by scientists
Spanish	acelerador de partículas, acelerador
Catalan	accelerador de partícules, accelerador

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