Cockcroft-walton Accelerator (Noun)
Meaning
A high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Cockcroft-Walton accelerator was a pioneering device in the field of particle physics, used to accelerate protons to high energies in the early 20th century.
- The Cockcroft-Walton accelerator was the first device to successfully accelerate particles using a high-voltage electrostatic field.
- In the 1930s, the Cockcroft-Walton accelerator was used to disintegrate atomic nuclei, providing evidence for the existence of neutrons.
- The Cockcroft-Walton accelerator was a key innovation in the development of modern particle accelerators, paving the way for more powerful machines.
- The Cockcroft-Walton accelerator consists of a series of capacitors and rectifiers that generate a high-voltage electrostatic field, accelerating charged particles through a vacuum tube.
Synonyms
- Cockcroft And Walton Accelerator
- Cockcroft-Walton Voltage Multiplier
- Cockcroft And Walton Voltage Multiplier