cyclotron

From cyclo- +‎ -tron.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.klə.tɹɒn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.kləˌtɹɑn/

cyclotron (plural cyclotrons)

1. An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields.
   • 1982 March 9, Lawrence K. Altman, “PARTICLE BEAMS USED TO TREAT RARE CANCERS”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The two cyclotrons achieve their biological effects by focusing charged particles on the tumor. However, the mechanisms differ.

   • 2006 December, CT Russell, JS Leisner, CS Arridge, MK Dougherty, X Blanco-Cano, “Nature of magnetic fluctuations in Saturn's middle magnetosphere”, in Journal of Geophysical Research, volume 111, number A12:

     We do not examine the 6 hours surrounding perikron as the ion cyclotron waves in this region have already been extensively discussed [Leisner et al., 2006]. Perikron was close to 2100 on 24 December and the inbound pass cuts through the dayside magnetosphere.

• cyclotronic

From cyclo- +‎ -tron.

• IPA^(key): /si.klɔ.tʁɔ̃/

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cyclotron m (plural cyclotrons)

1. cyclotron

• “cyclotron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.