cyclotron
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"We call it 'synthetic' because its mathematical description resembles the behavior of a magnetic field, even though physically it isn't there. As a result, light begins to 'bend,' much like electrons moving in cyclotron orbits."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
The centre in London is huge, with a vast cyclotron buried five stories underground and powering the proton beam 24 hours a day, Dr Hiley said.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Looking up can make you feel you are within a cyclotron, sucked up like the figures you are watching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The magnetic field produced by a cyclotron accelerates particles to dizzying speeds.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 16, 2023
This one battle to patent radioactive salt threatened to extinguish all this goodwill, slowing down the propagation of the cyclotron if not halting it altogether.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
