atom smasher

noun

: accelerator sense d

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In such a universe, a black hole appearing inside an atom smasher becomes much more feasible, potentially revealing insights into the very nature of gravity. —

Adam Mann, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2023 In an atom smasher on long island, gold nuclei smash headlong into each other at nearly the speed of light, unleashing a fountain of matter and antimatter, which possess identical mass but reverse properties. —

Gillian Conahan, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2012 Published last week in Physical Review Letters, the method should be widely useful, including in making predictions to be tested at the world’s biggest atom smasher, Europe’s Large Hadron Collider. —

Byscience News Staff, science.org, 8 Dec. 2022 Separately, at the world's largest atom smasher at CERN, physicists have been crashing protons against each other there to see what happens after. —

Seth Borenstein, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021 Separately, at the world's largest atom smasher at CERN, physicists have been crashing protons against each other there to see what happens after. —

Seth Borenstein, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021 PeV accelerations—100 times more energetic than collisions at the world’s most powerful atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider. —

Ling Xin, Science | AAAS, 18 May 2021 Separately, at the world's largest atom smasher at CERN, physicists have been crashing protons against each other there to see what happens after. —

Seth Borenstein, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021 Separately, at the world's largest atom smasher at CERN, physicists have been crashing protons against each other there to see what happens after. —

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