betatron

[bey-tuh-tron or, esp. British, bee-] /ˈbeɪ təˌtrɒn or, esp. British, ˈbi-/
noun, Physics.
1.
an accelerator in which electrons are accelerated to high energies by an electric field produced by a changing magnetic field.
Origin
1940-45; beta (see beta particle) + -tron
Examples from the web for betatron
  • Here, is the vertical betatron tune, is an integer and is the super-periodicity of the machine.
  • The betatron tunes and tune spreads of individual bunches are affected by the head-on and long-range beam beam interaction.
  • It was originally observed in early betatron experiments in which electrons were first accelerated to ultrarelativistic energies.
British Dictionary definitions for betatron

betatron

/ˈbiːtəˌtrɒn/
noun
1.
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
betatron in Medicine

betatron be·ta·tron (bā'tə-trŏn', bē'-)
n.
A magnetic induction device capable of accelerating electrons to energies of several hundred million electron volts.

betatron in Science
betatron
  (bā'tə-trŏn')   
A type of particle accelerator that uses changing magnetic fields to accelerate electrons. Energies of several hundred million electron volts can be achieved in a betatron. See also particle accelerator.
Encyclopedia Article for betatron

a type of particle accelerator that uses the electric field induced by a varying magnetic field to accelerate electrons (beta particles) to high speeds in a circular orbit. The first successful betatron was completed in 1940 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, under the direction of the American physicist Donald W. Kerst, who had deduced the detailed principles that govern the operation of such a device. Modern compact betatron designs are used to produce high-energy X-ray beams for a variety of applications

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