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ELECTROSTATIC ACCELERATOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
DEF

Any instrument which uses an electrostatic field to accelerate charged particles to high velocities in a vacuum.

OBS

Sometimes referred to as the "Van de Graaff generator", because it was one of the earliest electrostatic accelerator.

OBS

"Electrostatic accelerator" has been standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
DEF

Accélérateur utilisant la force électrique due à une différence de potentiel continue obtenue par le transport et l'accumulation de charges électriques sur une électrode isolée.

OBS

"Accélérateur électrostatique" a été normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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