Betatron

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  betatron \be"ta*tron\ n.
     a type of particle accelerator which accelerates a continuous
     beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric
     field produced by changing magnetic flux.
  
     Syn: induction accelerator.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  betatron
       n : accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by
           means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic
           flux [syn: {induction accelerator}]