Noun: betatron 'bey-tu,trón [N. Amer], 'bee-tu,trón [Brit]
- Accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
"The physicists used a betatron in their particle acceleration experiments";
- induction accelerator
Derived forms: betatrons
Type of: accelerator, atom smasher [informal], particle accelerator
Encyclopedia: Betatron