cyclotron

• Appareil scientifique qui accélère des particules chargées à des énergies élevées, généralement de l'ordre de plusieurs millions d'électron-volts, en utilisant un champ magnétique et des champs électriques alternés.

A scientific device that accelerates charged particles to high energies, typically in the range of several million electron-volts, using a magnetic field and alternating electric fields.

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   A device that accelerates charged particles, such as protons or ions, to high energies using a magnetic field and alternating electric field, typically used in nuclear physics research.

   Cyclotron (accélérateur de particules)

   • The cyclotron at the laboratory can accelerate protons to millions of electron volts.
   • Scientists use a cyclotron to produce radioactive isotopes for medical imaging.
   • The invention of the cyclotron revolutionized particle physics in the 20th century.