megavolt
Huge electrical potential
A megavolt is one million volts, a unit used to measure extremely high electrical potential.
The prefix mega- multiplies the base unit by a factor of one million.
Megavolts appear in contexts involving powerful electrical systems, such as particle accelerators, high-voltage transmission lines, and lightning research.
The accelerator operates at 2.5 megavolts.
10⁹ volts
- ampereUnit of electrical flow
- coulombUnit of electrical charge
- ohmElectrical resistance measure
- faradSI capacitance measure
tesla · joule · watt · kilowatt · multimeter · potential difference · electromotive force · unit
Carrying strong electrical current
- transmission lineSignal-carrying conductor structure
- power linesElevated electrical conductors
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- substationPower distribution point
transformer · insulator · conductor · distribution · pylon · overhead line · interconnection · long-distance
Device speeding subatomic bits
- electron beamFocused stream of charged particles
- linear acceleratorStraight-path particle accelerator
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
- cathode rayElectrons emitted in vacuum tubes
vacuum tube · industrial processing · radiation therapy · electron microscopy · research · scientific equipment
gigavolt
10⁹ volts
farad · tesla · joule · watt · kilowatt · multimeter · potential difference · electromotive force · unit · magnitude
high-tension
Carrying strong electrical current
- transmission lineSignal-carrying conductor structure
- power linesElevated electrical conductors
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
substation · transformer · insulator · conductor · distribution · pylon · overhead line · interconnection · long-distance · step-up
particle accelerator
Device speeding subatomic bits
- electron beamFocused stream of charged particles
- linear acceleratorStraight-path particle accelerator
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
cathode ray · vacuum tube · industrial processing · radiation therapy · electron microscopy · research · scientific equipment
electrocution
Death from electrical current
- flashoverSudden total combustion event
- electrical burnTissue damage from current
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
surge · danger · lethal · high-risk · warning · protective equipment · grounding · shielding
- Electrical Unitswatt, ampere, coulomb, ohm, farad
- Voltageovervoltage, undervoltage, potential difference, electric potential, EMF
- voltage unitsgigavolt