colliding-beam accelerator — colliding beam machine colliding beam machine n. (Physics) a particle accelerator in which two separate beams of particles (usually of opposite charge) are circulated in opposite directions and directed so as to collide head on; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
particle accelerator — accelerator (def. 7). [1945 50] * * * Device that accelerates a beam of fast moving, electrically charged atoms (ions) or subatomic particles. Accelerators are used to study the structure of atomic nuclei (see atom) and the nature of subatomic… … Universalium
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility — jlab redirects here. For the numerical computation software by the same name, see JLab. Coordinates: 37°05′41″N 76°28′54″W / 37.09472°N 76.48167°W … Wikipedia
colliding-beam machine — n. (Physics) a particle accelerator in which two separate beams of particles (usually of opposite charge) are circulated in opposite directions and directed so as to collide head on; called also {colliding beam accelerator} and {collider}. Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Particle accelerator — Atom smasher redirects here. For other uses, see Atom smasher (disambiguation). A 1960s single stage 2 MeV linear Van de Graaff accelerator, here opened for maintenance A particle accelerator[1] is a device that uses electromagnetic fields to… … Wikipedia
Dielectric wall accelerator — The Dielectric Wall Accelerator (DWA) is a new compact particle accelerator designed at the Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), managed Lawrence Livermore National Lab LLNL, a DOE National lab. It has been turned over to the UC… … Wikipedia
colliding-beam storage ring — ▪ device also called collider type of cyclic particle accelerator that stores and then accelerates two counterrotating beams of charged subatomic particles (subatomic particle) before bringing them into head on collision with each other.… … Universalium
RFQ Beam Coolers — RFQ stands for Radio Frequency Quadrupole (also known as a Quadrupole mass analyzer when used as a mass filter), an instrument that is used in mass spectrometry. The RFQ was invented by Prof. Wolfgang Paul in the late 50 s / early 60 s at the… … Wikipedia
subatomic particle — or elementary particle Any of various self contained units of matter or energy. Discovery of the electron in 1897 and of the atomic nucleus in 1911 established that the atom is actually a composite of a cloud of electrons surrounding a tiny but… … Universalium
radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… … Universalium
Large Hadron Collider — LHC redirects here. For other uses, see LHC (disambiguation). Coordinates: 46°14′N 06°03′E / 46.233°N 6.05°E / 46.233; 6.05 … Wikipedia