synchrotron
noun
syn·chro·tron
ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌträn 
ˈsin-
1
: an apparatus for imparting very high speeds to charged particles by means of a combination of a high-frequency electric field and a low-frequency magnetic field
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His team used a synchrotron — a machine that produces extremely powerful beams of light by accelerating electrons to very high speeds — to peer inside the rock without breaking it open.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Clements’ team examined the fossil using a synchrotron, a machine that produces extremely powerful beams of light by accelerating electrons to very high speeds.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
The 11-Tooth Smoking Gun Clements’ team cracked the case by examining the fossil using a synchrotron, a machine that produces extremely powerful beams of light by accelerating electrons to very high speeds.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Things changed when a colleague invited him to scan the fossil using synchrotron imaging, a technique described by the University of Reading as using beams of light brighter than the sun.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Clements’ team examined the fossil using a synchrotron, a machine that produces extremely powerful beams of light by accelerating electrons to very high speeds.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
The 11-Tooth Smoking Gun Clements’ team cracked the case by examining the fossil using a synchrotron, a machine that produces extremely powerful beams of light by accelerating electrons to very high speeds.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Things changed when a colleague invited him to scan the fossil using synchrotron imaging, a technique described by the University of Reading as using beams of light brighter than the sun.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
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synchrotron
noun
syn·chro·tron
ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌträn, ˈsin-
: an apparatus for imparting very high speeds to charged particles by means of a combination of a high-frequency electric field and a low-frequency magnetic field
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