synchrotron
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Instead, we turned to synchrotron light, a powerful form of high-intensity x-rays produced at specialized particle accelerator facilities.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
At the facility, a synchrotron particle accelerator generated an intense X ray beam capable of scanning many specimens quickly.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
Diamond Light Source is a synchrotron, which fires electrons around a giant ring at nearly the speed of light.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
Inside this huge machine, which is called a synchrotron, electrons are accelerated to almost the speed of light to produce a powerful X-ray beam that can probe the scroll without damaging it.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
McMillan’s synchrotron and Alvarez’s linear accelerator were under construction.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
