Microwave popcorn to particle accelerators: Magnetrons show promise as radiofrequency source
A pocket-size gizmo that puts the "pop" in microwave popcorn could soon fuel particle accelerators of the future.
A pocket-size gizmo that puts the "pop" in microwave popcorn could soon fuel particle accelerators of the future.
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A particle accelerator (or atom smasher) is a device that uses electric fields to propel electrically-charged particles to high speeds and to contain them in well-defined beams. An ordinary CRT television set is a simple form of accelerator. There are two basic types: linear accelerators and circular accelerators.
This page describes types of particle accelerators. For a list of existing and historic particle accelerators see: List of accelerators in particle physics.
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