atom smashers
Subatomic collision machines
Atom smashers are particle accelerators—machines that propel subatomic particles to extremely high speeds and smash them together or into targets.
Scientists use them to study the fundamental structure of matter.
The term is informal and somewhat dated, evoking mid-20th-century popular science: The physicists fired up the atom smasher.
- collidersParticle-beam crash machines
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- acceleratorsThings that speed up
- cyclotronSpiral-path particle accelerator
- physicsScience of matter and energy
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atom smashersmicroscopes
Optical enlargement instruments
telescopes · spectroscopes · imaging devices · electron microscopes · cameras
atom smashersfusion reactors
Devices combining atomic nuclei
synthesizers · constructors · assemblers · 3D printers · fabricators
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