synchrotron radiation
noun
Definition of synchrotron radiation
: radiation emitted by high-energy charged relativistic particles (such as electrons) when they are accelerated by a magnetic field (as in a nebula)
From the M-W Editors
Origin and Etymology of synchrotron radiation
from its having been first observed in a synchrotron
First Known Use: 1956
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