Manufactured Object
synchrotron Audio
syn·chro·tron [ sing-kruh-tron ]
Subclass of:
Particle Accelerators
Definitions related to synchrotrons:
  • A device that accelerates particles in a circular orbit at a fixed radius. The acceleration is performed in an increasing magnetic field by means of an alternating electric field applied in conjunction with the orbital motion. This device has been utilized to delineate the structure of proteins involved in a variety of cancers and diseases.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Device for accelerating protons or electrons in closed orbits where the accelerating voltage and magnetic field strength varies (the accelerating voltage is held constant for electrons) in order to keep the orbit radius constant; the radiation produced can be used to investigate objects of atomic and molecular size.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Devices for accelerating protons or electrons in closed orbits where the accelerating voltage and magnetic field strength varies (the accelerating voltage is held constant for electrons) in order to keep the orbit radius constant.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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