cyclotrons
Circular atom smashers
Cyclotrons are particle accelerators that use magnetic fields to spiral charged particles outward in a flat circular chamber, boosting their speed with each pass until they reach high energies.
Developed in the 1930s, they remain essential tools in nuclear physics research and medical applications—particularly for producing radioactive isotopes used in cancer treatment and diagnostic imaging.
Circular charged-particle accelerator
- linacStraight-path particle accelerator
- colliderDual-beam particle accelerator
- isochronousEqual time between occurrences
- superconductingHaving zero electrical resistance
radiofrequency · dees · extraction · injection · resonance · Lawrence · Berkeley
Medical radiation for cancer
- radiopharmaceuticalsMedicinal radioactive substances
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- dosimetryRadiation absorption measurement
- radiosurgeryTargeted radiation destroying tumors
Positive nuclear particles
- ionsAtoms bearing charge
- helium-3Light noble gas variant
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- bunchingGrouping tightly together
Involving electric and magnetic fields
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- cross-sectionView through interior
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
Complete change of form
- PSIForce per area unit
- experimentalTesting new methods
- detectorDevice that senses
- spectrometryMeasuring radiation to identify substances
synchrotron
Circular charged-particle accelerator
- linacStraight-path particle accelerator
- colliderDual-beam particle accelerator
- isochronousEqual time between occurrences
superconducting · radiofrequency · dees · extraction · injection · resonance · Lawrence · Berkeley
radiotherapy
Medical radiation for cancer
- radiopharmaceuticalsMedicinal radioactive substances
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- dosimetryRadiation absorption measurement
protons
Positive nuclear particles
- ionsAtoms bearing charge
- helium-3Light noble gas variant
- accelerationRate velocity changes
bunching · focusing · defocusing · intensity
electromagnetic
Involving electric and magnetic fields
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- cross-sectionView through interior
transmutation
Complete change of form
- PSIForce per area unit
- experimentalTesting new methods
- detectorDevice that senses
- nuclear applicationsnuclear medicine, nuclear power, nuclear reactors, radiation therapy, PET scans
- research facilitieslab, laboratories, laboratory, labs, research center
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
- nuclear sciencenuclear fission, nuclear physics, nuclear fusion, radiation, nuclear fuel
- transducersmicrophones, speakers, hydrophones, pickups, thermocouples
cyclotronsLarge Hadron Collider
Circular particle accelerator beneath Switzerland