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cyclotron

[sahy-kluh-tron, sik-luh-] / ˈsaɪ kləˌtrɒn, ˈsɪk lə- /


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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

Within the Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute, scientists are producing At-211 using the K150 cyclotron with support from the U.S.

From Science Daily Nov. 11, 2025

Last year, the cyclotron was replaced by FRIB’s new, more powerful, $730 million linear accelerator.

From Science Magazine Apr. 12, 2023

The lab really had an engineering staff of one: Don Cooksey, who was unquestionably skilled but who found it a challenge to maintain the technical standards of cyclotron design all by himself.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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