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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To spot the exact moment water turns into exotic ice, scientists used powerful X-ray beams at a synchrotron.
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The flagship synchrotron is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), operated by CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research).
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
To get a much clearer look at its fine details and avoid damaging the specimen, the research team used highly powerful synchrotron CT scans from facilities in France and the UK.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The scanner relies on synchrotron tomography, an advanced imaging method that uses hard X-rays to compile 3D representations of an object, beginning at the microscopic level.
—Andrew Paul Jul 24, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
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Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The flagship synchrotron is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), operated by CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research).
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
To get a much clearer look at its fine details and avoid damaging the specimen, the research team used highly powerful synchrotron CT scans from facilities in France and the UK.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The scanner relies on synchrotron tomography, an advanced imaging method that uses hard X-rays to compile 3D representations of an object, beginning at the microscopic level.
—Andrew Paul Jul 24, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
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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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