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
Beam emittance — The beam emittance of a particle accelerator is the extent occupied by the particles of the beam in space and momentum phase space as it travels. A low emittance particle beam is a beam where the particles are confined to a small distance and… … Wikipedia
Beam dump — A beam dump is a device that absorbs a beam. This may be a beam of photons ( light ) such as a laser beam, or a beam of electrically charged particles.Optical beam dumpsAn optical beam dump is an optical element used to absorb a beam of light.… … Wikipedia
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
Beam crossing — A beam crossing in a particle collider occurs when two packets of particles, going in opposite directions, reach the same point in space. Most of the particles in each packet cross each other, but a few may collide, producing other particles that … Wikipedia
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
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory — SLAC redirects here. For other uses, see SLAC (disambiguation). SLAC at Stanford University The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,[1] … Wikipedia
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center — The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) is a United States Department of Energy National Laboratory operated by Stanford University under the programmatic direction of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. The SLAC research… … 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
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