particle beam
Directed subatomic stream
A particle beam is a stream of atomic or subatomic particles—electrons, protons, or ions—accelerated to high speeds and directed along a path.
Particle beams have applications in physics research, medical treatments like cancer radiation therapy, and theoretical weapons systems.
The particle beam destroyed cancer cells while sparing surrounding tissue.
Circular charged-particle accelerator
- cyclotronSpiral-path particle accelerator
- linacStraight-path particle accelerator
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- extractionAct of removing
bunching · magnetron · dipole · steering · electrostatic · vacuum · chamber · target
Ionizing beams treating malignancies
- proton therapyCancer treatment with charged particles
- cancer treatmentMedical intervention for malignancy
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
dosimetry · radiotherapy · linear accelerator · treatment planning · fractionation · imaging · irradiation · tissue
Massive subatomic collision facility
- CERNEuropean nuclear research organization
- SLACLinear particle accelerator facility
- collisionsForceful contacts between objects
- detectorDevice that senses
luminosity · hadron · lepton · proton · electron · ion · positron · antiproton
Negative charges in atoms
- protonsPositive nuclear particles
- neutronsUncharged subatomic particles
- ionsAtoms bearing charge
- photonsDiscrete packets of radiance
subatomic · scattering · diffraction · interference · quantization · bosons · fermions · cross-section
Fictional energy weapon
- blasterEnergy-shooting firearm
- phaserFictional beam weapon
- disruptorOne who overturns norms
- death rayLethal energy weapon
ion cannon · tactical · orbital · antimatter · military · defense · sci-fi · devastating
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- coatingApplied surface covering
deposition · etching · lithography · semiconductor · sterilization · thin film · implantation · modification
synchrotron
Circular charged-particle accelerator
- cyclotronSpiral-path particle accelerator
- linacStraight-path particle accelerator
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
extraction · bunching · magnetron · dipole · steering · electrostatic · vacuum · chamber · target · focusing
radiation therapy
Ionizing beams treating malignancies
- proton therapyCancer treatment with charged particles
- cancer treatmentMedical intervention for malignancy
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
oncology · dosimetry · radiotherapy · linear accelerator · treatment planning · fractionation · imaging · irradiation · tissue · precision
LHC
Massive subatomic collision facility
- CERNEuropean nuclear research organization
- SLACLinear particle accelerator facility
- collisionsForceful contacts between objects
detector · luminosity · hadron · lepton · proton · electron · ion · positron · antiproton · cross-section
electrons
Negative charges in atoms
photons · subatomic · scattering · diffraction · interference · quantization · bosons · fermions · cross-section · flux
raygun
Fictional energy weapon
death ray · ion cannon · tactical · orbital · antimatter · military · defense · sci-fi · devastating · destructive
welding
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
coating · deposition · etching · lithography · semiconductor · sterilization · thin film · implantation · modification · curing
- Superweaponsnuclear bomb, atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, thermonuclear bomb
- plasma physicsplasma, ionized gas, ionized gases, ions, electrons
- Particle CollidersLarge Hadron Collider, LHC, hadron collider, synchrotron
- Rutherfordnucleus, transmutation, backscattering, scattering, Geiger
- Space Weapons
particle beamelectromagnetic radiation
Wave-propagating energy through space
electromagnetic wave · light beam · laser · radio waves · gamma rays
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